After he came to America from Korea more than three decades ago, Jang Do wanted what many immigrants have always wanted: to fit in. So he decided to Americanize his name. But at age 11, still fuzzy on the vernacular, he took an interesting tack.
First he turned 'Jang' into 'John.' Then, he talked his family into adding an 'e' to their last name. He was concerned, he said, about razzing and wanted to make sure it would be pronounced like the 'do' in 'tae kwon do' and not the 'do' in 'hairdo.' He has been John Doe ever since.
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