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OP, is your name Kim on any other ID? If it is (like on your DL, for example), it would be much cheaper to look into getting a replacement passport with the shortened form of your name (based on the DL as identifying document + birth certificate in long form as proof of citizenship). Then the name on the passport would match the name on the ticket (make sure it's an exact match!)

Honestly, when it comes to cancelling/reissuing a ticket for this reason, I'd be surprised if even an American airlines would accommodate you with charging cancellation+upfare fees. In that case, you'd almost be better off buying an entirely new ticket.

http://www.us-passport-service-guide...plication.html