A Love Story That Will Blow Your Mind

A Love Story That Will Blow Your Mind Interracial/Intercultural Marriage: African-American Man And Indian Woman  “We don’t do this…” –Lata was being taken back to India About Us Hi! Our names are Carl and Lata. Carl is an African-American man, and he was born in Mt. Clemens, MI. His beautiful wife, Lata, is Indian, and …

The Power of Love. A Multiracial Family’s Journey To Transracial Adoption

The Power Of Love A Multiracial Family’s Journey To Transracial Adoption Tell us about you and your family My name is Ruby and I’ve been married to my husband Nate for 5.5 years.  We have two kids:  Jevani and Lavinia.  I come from an Indian background, Nate is Caucasian, Jevani is our biological son, and …

7 Ways Becoming A Parent Causes You To Morph Into Your Parents

7 Ways Becoming A Parent Causes You To Morph Into Your Parents Before having our biracial (Indian and African-American) daughter, my husband and I had set rules and regulations for how we were going to raise her. My Husband is Indian, and his parents are from Northern India. I’m African-American, and we both grew up …

INTERRACIAL/INTERCULTURAL MARRIAGE: INDIAN WOMAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN WHEN LOVE FINDS YOU…

INTERRACIAL/INTERCULTURAL MARRIAGE: INDIAN WOMAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN WHEN LOVE FINDS YOU… ABOUT US Hi!  My name is Madhavi.  I’m an Indian-American woman and my husband, Casey is African-American. We met in March, 2014. HOW WE MET THROUGH CASEY’S EYES… I moved from Tennessee to California to pursue my Master’s degree in Psychology.  The plan was …

Empowering Young Girls: Hearts For Hearts Girls Dolls And App Review

Empowering Young Girls: Hearts For Hearts Girls Dolls And App Review “Changing the world one heart at a time!” The Search For Diverse Toys Finding diverse toys that we love as parents is no easy task.  I would say that this is probably, particularly, the case for many multiracial and multicultural families.   Yet, a …

5 Interesting Indian Superstitions And Customs Explained

One of the most intriguing parts of being in an interracial/intercultural marriage has been learning about my spouse’s cultural superstitions and customs.  In the African-American community, we uphold many of the superstitions and customs that are prevalent in America.  Such as? Superstitions And Customs I Grew Up With 1.) Don’t intentionally break a window or …

MULTICULTURAL WEDDING PLANNING: 10 EASY TIPS FOR CREATING A FUSION WEDDING

 MULTICULTURAL WEDDING PLANNING: 10 EASY TIPS FOR CREATING A FUSION WEDDING A question that we have been asked quite a bit is how did you fuse your cultures during your wedding(s)?   We had a Christian/American destination wedding  in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., and an Indian wedding.  As many of you know, we did not originally …

A Love Story You Have To Read About To Believe

A Love Story You Have To Read About To Believe “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” -Maya Angelou About Meet Abhi and Nicole. Abhi is Indian, and he was born and raised in a very conservative Jain family in a small town …