Talk:Elaine Chao
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I don't think people take note of the "L." much. This page should be moved to Elaine Chao. --Jiang 08:57 6 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- Sometimes the middle name is consistently used by the person and the public, like Pearl S. Buck, despite the fact that there's no other well-known person by the same name (hence not a specifier). But "Elaine Cho" seems to be equally common. Although I had never heard of her, despite being a Taiwanese as well, until I read about her in WP here. So I can't account for the popularity over a long term of time in the press. --Menchi 09:05 6 Jul 2003 (UTC)
I did a google news search. "Elaine Chao" turned out 756 results. "Elaine L. Chao" turned out 73. The white house site does not have the "L." listed: [1] (http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html) I guess a move is to be made. --Jiang 09:14 6 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- Ok, done. For the record, the redirect's history was:
- 17:16 11 Jun 2003 . . User:Jiang (#REDIRECT)
- Content: #REDIRECTElaine L. Chao
- --Menchi 09:34 6 Jul 2003 (UTC)
Middle name L.
The dot uses "Lan": [2] (http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:K_aYOQOnScMJ:www.fhwa.dot.gov/wit/timelne2.htm+%22Elaine+Lan+Chao%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8). --Jiang | Talk 08:37, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Merge
"Chao was the first Asian American to serve as director of the Peace Corps. She expanded Peace Corps' presence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by establishing the first Peace Corps programs in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and other newly independent countries."
Done. 64.229.39.247 19:47, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Early years on Fox News
In a recent interview on Fox News, they stated the following fact: "When she came to this country [the U.S.] she could not speak English [they gave some examples of the ridicule she suffered at the hands of the other students]. Four years later she was voted class president." If anyone can figure out what class presidency one can serve in at the age of 12... or get more correct facts on this... I think it nicely illustrates how she has a history of not only overcoming adversity but excelling in her endeavors. –DeweyQ 17:37, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
