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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 30 > Life’s not always easy for a guy named John Doe

Life’s not always easy for a guy named John Doe

By Alison Leigh Cowan / The Bulletin
July 30, 2009

NEW YORK — After he came to America from Korea more than three decades ago, Jang Do wanted what many immigrants have always wanted: to fit in. So he decided to Americanize his name.

But at age 11, still fuzzy on the vernacular, he took an interesting tack.

First he turned....

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