NEED LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS? 10 UNIQUE HOLIDAY GIFTS WE LOVE 2017 Still on the hunt for the perfect Christmas or holiday gift for your little one(s), yourself, a family member, or a friend? Tired of the run of the mill gift, or do you just want something different? Then we have you covered! These …
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 …
SUPER QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN TIKKA PIZZA As a multiracial and multicultural family, we love to make fusion recipes. This fusion recipe is super easy to make and beyond delicious. My husband is South Asian and he raved that this pizza was spot on when it came to Chicken Tikka flavor. In his own words, …
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 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 “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 …
7 BOOKS FOR MULTIRACIAL FAMILIES BY MULTIRACIAL AUTHORS The multiracial experience across the globe is a unique one. And it is not often that you come across books that have been written by multiracial authors that speak about what life is like as a mixed raced person. Many of these books are narratives and …
THE REALITY OF BEING BIRACIAL: BLACK AND SOUTH ASIAN/BLINDIAN An Interview with Sitara Abbas “One’s eyes serve as the windows to the world and one’s mind serves as the curtains to the windows. To be able to abdicate one’s biases and prejudices, emerging and embracing the beauty of what may not be akin, is to …
20 Amazing Multicultural Diwali Gift Ideas What Is Diwali? Diwali, aka Deepavali, is the festival of lights. In Hinduism, it exemplifies how only light can dispel darkness and commemorates good’s victory over evil. It is a time for reflection, celebration, and gift-giving (like New Years in the United States of America). It is an official holiday …
My First Karva Chauth As A Christian Newly Married My husband passed me the telephone and my mother-in-law transitioned from Hindi to English. “Hi, Nikita how are you, it’s going to be Karva Chauth in 3 days. Are you going to keep Karva Chauth for your husband?” “Karva Chauth”, I muttered, like a deer …
