When I first came to Boston, I heard someone friendly saying Yankee to me. I was puzzled for a second, thinking "I'm not a Yankee fan. Don't we have Red Sox here?" Then  I quickly realized that he was calling my name, Yuan Qi ...

Well, here is the help to pronounce my name as well as other Chinese names:

1. How to pronounce my family name?

Qi:  /'chE/ ch like in cheer, E like in see.

2. Call me Alan. But in case you are curious about the pronunciation of my Chinese given name, here is the hint:

Yuan: You + an. For people who want to have extra accuracy, try to decrease and then increase the pitch of your voice.

3. My name in Chinese?
   Qi, Yuan -> 漆 远. NOTE: in China, one's family name is actually his or her first name. Though perhaps most Chinese in America have flipped the order of their names, a few do not, e.g., Yao Ming.

4. More on how to pronounce Chinese names:

a	ah, the sound when a doctor wants to see your throat
c	cats
ch	train
e	again, but make it longer
i	he
o	or, without the 'r' sound
q	chin
u	too
x	show
z	seeds
zh	drain

Table Credit: Xiaojin Zhu (Jerry) at CMU ( Quiz: Try to pronounce his Chinese name :)  )