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American entrepreneur helps Chinese choose English names

What’s in a name? For one young American entrepreneur living in Shanghai, it’s a business opportunity. It is common for Chinese people to take English nicknames for work or study abroad, but sometimes those nicknames are unusual. So the 26-year-old expat took this cultural oddity and turned it into a viable service for those seeking English names. Seth Doane reports.
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