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my Indonesian family use their Chinese surnames at home but even then it's only among family. they use their Indonesian last names around everyone save for other Chinese. when they showed us photos of their old storefront with characters out front it was like sharing a secret

even as a non-Indonesian I understood how delicate it felt in those moments, "this is who we are and who we come from. but don't tell anyone else. be careful. hold it close to you" it felt as if even their thoughts about it were whispered

I don't think any of my family in Indonesia follows DC this closely but I wish so much that I was close enough with them to show them your Lois Liando comic because it struck me so close to my heart as part of the Chinese diaspora, especially coming from a Hakka background where we didn't immigrate as wealthy merchants or business owners

so... at what point does your lois officially start using her last name liando pubically, or does she still use her step-dad's last name except in private? just curious.

I think narratively it makes sense for Lois to eventually reclaim her surname publicly, and as Sam Lane becomes more villainous, she would grow to resent his name and what it represents. I just don't know when that would be! Since it'd be a big decision that affects her reputation. Lois' family would use the Liando surname in private, but especially after Ella marries Sam Lane, they don't use the surname anymore.