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Reclaiming My Identity: Why I Changed My Name and My Journey Back

Fuad Ahmed |

TEDxMcMasterU

• March 2022

I changed my name to survive as an actor; 15 years later I reclaimed it. In this talk, I share my journey and the reasons why so many of us have had to walk down this path.

I changed my name to survive as an actor; 15 years later I reclaimed it. In this talk, I share my journey and the reasons why so many of us have had to walk down this path.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxMcMasterU, an independent event.

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