β€œIt’s a South Indian name and it’s a long name,” said Mindy Kaling. β€œAs a performer, these comedians would just butcher it and then be like, ’I don’t know what it is! Just this girl, Mindy.’”

"Same with Park Chan-wook and Lee Chang-dong. When I hear those names, I’m in awe," he continued.Β "If I change my name and start writing better things, maybe I can help change the stigma that Americans have toward three-syllable Korean names even just a little bit."