Paolaban recalls with emotion that while he was growing up, he often found himself in the embarrassing situation of being among several Han Chinese, one of whom would refer to indigenous people as "barbarians"; he would then straighten his back and declare that he himself was a Puyuma. Because of this, he longs to use a name that clearly designates his aboriginal identity.
孫大川感嘆，在他的成長過程中，時常碰到漢人聚會場合，有人稱原住民為「番仔」而自己挺身表明是卑南族的尷尬情況，因此他也希望能用名字清楚標明他的民族身份。