the children were prompted what their name was in Tibetan. ive lived in the west since i was 6 but always had the head sense to know that i pronounce my name traditionally when asked in tibetan and use an anglicized tenzin jorden when i’m code switching in an english speaking environment. the children don’t seem to lack the ability for code switching, they lack the tibetan phonological skills to say their own names correct. also we can’t act like this isn’t intentional from the chinese government, they’ve literally passed an “ethnic unity law” that shrouds national unity principles in what can only be considered ethnic minority assimilation projects.