This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet.
【词汇突破】discrimination:歧视
alphabet:字母表
【主干识别】This refers to discrimination against those加定语从句
【其他成分】for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage:插入语,可改写为:for those who are unaware of such a disadvantage as yet理解起来会方便很多;as yet至今;whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet定语从句。