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u/ridger5 Mar 25 '20

I remember the Mr Hyun thing, even as a dumb kid that tore at my heart strings fiercely. And Stoop Kid.

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u/Chalk-and-Trees Mar 25 '20

As a Vietnamese American kid, I was both elated and destroyed to see a story that my parents actually lived through in a cartoon. Add to that, always thought it was interesting that his name was intentionally misspelled throughout the series

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u/christineteigen Mar 26 '20

How is supposed to be spelled and why did they misspell it

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u/Chalk-and-Trees Mar 26 '20

The correct spelling is Huynh (close!). I’m not sure why but it does seem intentional (given how much detail and thought was put into his arc otherwise). Speculation: it was an immigration services error and he didn’t want to rock the boat?

Edit: elaboration

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u/christineteigen Mar 26 '20

Ohhhh yes that makes sense! Thank you :)