Not again. When my real name is not valid for web forms

<p>This was not the first time that my name was not &ldquo;valid&rdquo; and I was not able to complete a web form without using, for example, my partner&rsquo;s name. My guess is that the programmer who built this form decided that last names need to be &gt;2 characters long. In fact, many Chinese last names are 2 characters long, like my own one.</p> <p>This instance is just one of the many cultural biases in tech that I experienced. Some are more subtle. Ample resume studies identified high ethnic discrimination in recruitment, most notably, against the name itself. This is partially why, many overseas Chinese choose to &lsquo;whiten&rsquo; their names hoping to be exempt from ethical discrimination in the workplace.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@this.jiyun/not-again-when-my-real-name-is-not-valid-for-web-forms-e9cfb182214b"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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