diff --git a/ox/text.py b/ox/text.py
index 83885e8..ef3b5a6 100644
--- a/ox/text.py
+++ b/ox/text.py
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def find_string(string, string0='', string1=''):
     return find_re(string, string0 + '(.*?)' + string1)
 
 def is_asian_name(name):
-    names = name.lower().split(' ')
+    names = name.replace('-', ' ').lower().split(' ')
     if len(names) != 3:
         return False
     if names[0] in ASIAN_FIRST_NAMES and names[1] in ASIAN_FIRST_NAMES: