Part Of Speech- verb

Definition: Give a new name to.

Source: Dictionary.com

Found in Choi Jeong Min by Franny Choi

knowing the definition of the verb rechristening , it’s help me get a clearer picture of what the speaker is trying to say about her father. She implying that as a Asian person, once they move somewhere , they have to change their Asian name to an American name cause people can’t pronounce it and even she wanted to change her name.