One American overseas Chinese relates that though by law employers are not supposed to take into consideration the race or nationality of potential employees, they know who is Chinese just from looking at the resumes--that one-syllable surname is a dead giveaway.
一位在美國的華人透露，雖然法律規定雇主不得歧視少數民族，但人家只要一看寄來的履歷表，就知道誰是華人﹘ ﹘他的單音節姓氏，洩漏了族群身分。