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 …
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 …
Interracial/Intercultural Marriage: Tamil-Canadian Woman And African-American Man About Us Melanie is Tamil-Canadian and Roland is African-American. They met in graduate school and were long distance for the first three years of their relationship. After Roland proposed, Melanie moved to the United States. Ironically, while Melanie hates spicy food, Roland loves spicy Tamil dishes. They just …
Marriage Resume Secrets Aka BioData Prior to dating and marrying my husband who is South Asian, I had never heard of the term biodata. He had hesitantly mentioned to me that his parents wanted to have his biodata done before we were engaged. Yet he was swift to let them know the biodata route was not for …
5 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SOUTH ASIANS/INDIANS DEBUNKED It’s almost humorous that I’m writing this post. However, it has become justifiable. And hopefully it will be eye opening for many of you that are curious and/or open to learning more about South Asian/Indian culture. I know you must be thinking, say what? What happened? BEING A MULTIRACIAL AND MULTICULTURAL FAMILY …
Never Lose Faith Interracial/Intercultural Marriage: Cuban-American Woman And Indian Man About Meet Stephanie and Ranjeet! Stephanie is a second-generation Cuban–American woman married to Ranjeet, who is from India. Together, they have two beautiful kids, Samaya, who is four years old, and their newest addition, a son, Avyaan, who is six months old. How They Met …
