Bob, not at all. That is entirely unfair to assume that changing one's name is
deceptive. Let me tell you about the tale of my maternal grandfather who came
to the U.S. in 1910. He was born Francesco Sturchio in Avellino, Italy in 1895.
That was his name when he entered customs on Ellis Island after getting off the
boat. He was very enthusiastic at the prospect of becoming an American and
wanted to do anything he could do to assimilate into American culture. When the
customs officials were questioning him he said his name was Frank, not
Francesco and would never again let anyone identify him as Francesco. He was
Frank on every official document in existence. He did this out of pride not
deception. For what it is worth my maternal grandmother entered Ellis Island as
Domenica Monfreda and left Margaret Monfreda.
Frank
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Hi all,
I have one question for Bob Evans. Why is it that you have decided to change
your name. Mostafa is an honorable name is it not? IMHO, changing your name
like that suggests some sort of deception.
I am open to the possibility of being wrong here, but I cannot fathom any good
reason for this change.
Bob Hachey