Don't forget to change to an Amoh name though if you want don't
want to end up on the streets..
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10636001
"Desperate job-seeking Asians are not only taking on Anglicised
first names but also officially ditching their traditional surnames
for European-sounding ones in the hope that will help them find
work in New Zealand.
One Chinese woman even changed her name to Brenda Jones in an
attempt to get a job interview in the tough economic climate.
About 21,000, or 9.2 per cent, of the Asian population are
without jobs, and experts say their foreign-sounding names have
contributed to their unemployment woes.
Massey University researcher Paul Spoonley says New Zealand
employers, especially in small and medium-sized businesses, tend to
eliminate Asian applicants very early in the process through
surname discrimination.
"We have a lot of research and anecdotal evidence that New
Zealand employers are reluctant to employ Asians, so changing
surnames is a novel way of getting a CV read," he said."....