[jasode]

>But why do China and Korea get to change English naming conventions?

Americans are exposed to Chinese names in both orderings of "Familyname Firstname" and "Firstname Familyname":

- "Familyname Firstname" ordering : actor Chow Yun-fat, and basketball player Yao Ming

- "Firstname Familyname" ordering: actor Simu Liu, pianist Yuja Wang, and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma.

[saltcured]

Not only that, we might be exposed to them for years without really knowing which is the family name and which is the given name!

In a vacuum, I might have guess "Chow Yun-fat" as starting with the family name because I know that the hyphenated, two-part names are usually given. But a name like "Yao Ming" I might not have had any idea, since I don't have the cultural exposure to know which single syllable words look more like family names versus given names.

Imagine expecting a Chinese person to figure out "Larry David" with no other context.

[netsharc]

Looking at Wikipedia, Jack isn't part of Ma's birth name, so I suppose his is a name like "Tom Cruise".

Same with Jackie Chan.