Litsketch 13. “The Namesake: Identity, Immigration, and Why Naming a Baby Is Never Just About a Name”
By ABS, The Literary Scholar(Who firmly believes no baby name ever escapes its baggage—especially if it comes with a Russian novelist and parental expectations) In the tender chaos of immigration, one thing always seems simple: the name. A syllable. A sound. A label. But when Bengali parents in America name their child after a Russian […]