[Prevscilist] name pronunciation

[Atika Khurana]

Dear CPHS community,

I am writing to acknowledge that I have been mispronouncing my name and 
to share the correct pronunciation. I started introducing myself as 
"Ateeka" 15 years ago when I started graduate school in the US and 
people had a hard time pronouncing my name correctly. When I noticed 
that most people had started calling me "Erica", I decided to go with 
"Ateeka" - it was easier to say and closer to my actual name than Erica. 
This NPR interview 
<https://www.npr.org/2021/03/12/976385244/why-pronouncing-names-correctly-is-more-than-common-courtesy> 
and related article 
<https://hbr.org/2020/01/if-you-dont-know-how-to-say-someones-name-just-ask> 
very aptly capture my experiences, and why after so many years I have 
decided to correct my mistake and say my name the way it is supposed to 
be said. It will mean extra effort, potentially accompanied by feelings 
of embarrassment/awkwardness, but I recognize that it is important. The 
correct pronunciation of my name is "Uh-thick-ah". I will gladly help 
you with the pronunciation, so don't hesitate to ask if you need to.

Thanks,

Atika (pronounced "Uh-thick-ah")

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