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In the days
of theJapanese occupation...

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births had to be registered
within one month.

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My father,
whose name was Ko...

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went and registered me
as Ko Tienlu.

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But right after that...
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my maternal grandfather went
and registered me as Li Tienlu.

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The police said,
"You can't do that.

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His father's last name is Ko,
so his last name should also be Ko.

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If you call him Li...
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it's like writing a composition
with the wrong title."

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That made my grandfather
real mad.

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But, he thought,
if he were to insist...

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that would really create a feud.
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The man who witnessed...
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the original agreement...
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that gave my father in marriage
to my mother's family, came to help.

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His name was Li Yinhok.
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A real just man.
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He advised my father...
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not to make a big issue
out of it.

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He said, "Don't forget, it's you who's
given up your family name in marriage.

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At the time,your father-in-law
made it very clear...

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that your firstborn...
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be it boy or girl,
be given his family's name, Li.

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After the first, no matter
how many children you have...

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you can name them Ko
or anything you want."

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So when I was born,
they called me Li...

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all because of the conditions
of my father's marriage.

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So that's how I was born.

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