12 REASONS WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” MLK Today post offices, banks, and many institutions across America are closed today in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. As an multicultural (African-American and South Asian-American) …
MARRIAGE BLUNDERS: WHAT NOT TO DO We are not going to give an admission of which of these marriage blunders we are guilty of. However, if you have been an avid reader or are a close friend of ours you will know all too well which of these are applicable to us. We hope this …
Must-Haves For Traveling To India With Kids November 2015, was our first multicultural family trip to India. It was the first time that my 2-year-old daughter and I got to meet my Indian husband’s extended family in India. It was a phenomenal trip, and in the course of writing about the trip, we have gotten …
MANAGING FAMILY EXPECTATIONS BECOMING APART OF AN INDIAN FAMILY After making it down the aisle twice with my Indian husband I presumed the feeling of being overwhelmed; although, overjoyed would gradually subside because the weddings were over. And normalcy would be back in place as it related to our daily lives. However, was I wrong! …
Indian Interracial Marriage Part II of our Podcast (missed Part 1) In this podcast we are sharing how we overcame interracial and/ or intercultural marriage hurdles. Are you in an Indian interracial marriage? Or interracial/intercultural marriage? What has your experience been like? Share this article and feel free to comment below! Like our content? Subscribe! …
INDIAN INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIPS Podcast Part 1 Our podcast about dating and subsequently marrying interracially/interculturally. Have you dated interracially/interculturally what has your experience been like? Like our content? Subscribe! Feel free to post a comment below and/or share this post! Want to know more about us?
10 Things No One Tells You About Going To An Indian Temple Visiting An Indian Temple For The First Time With my initial jitters subsiding I walked thru the front doors of the Indian temple with my future In-Laws and fiancé. Out of the blue, while visiting with my Parents in Chicagoland, Illinois for the first time, my future …
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO AN INDIAN WEDDING OUR INDIAN WEDDING When my future Mother-In-Law returned to the U.S., I had a million and one questions, I wanted to ask her about India. I could have rambled on: “So what is India like?, How did you find the dress for me?, How did you know it was going …
This post is part of the annual Diwali for Kids blog hop from Multicultural Kid Blogs! See the posts below for great ideas on celebrating Diwali with children. You can find even more ideas from last year’s series and on our Diwali Pinterest board: Maple and Marigold on Multicultural Kid Blogs: Celebrating Diwali in …
Taking the Big Step from Interreligious Dating to Interreligious Marriage by Simerjeet Sahota – This post was originally published on our partner website Brown Girl Magazine and has been republished with permission. Before our interreligious marriage, we were just two kids interreligiously dating, which was easier. We avoided any mention of religion, aside from a …
