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! …
MASALA HOLIDAY(S) The fusion of two distinct cultures doesn’t have to be difficult as long as you and your significant other are willing to openly communicate and compromise with each other. As an interracial/intercultural family we wanted to incorporate different elements from our family culture into our union. One in particular, we came up with …
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 …
Teaching A Biracial Child To Love Their Skin “Barbie, Elsa, And Shimmer & Shine Are All The Same !” I want to look like Elsa, Mommy she is prettier than me!” My heart sank as a parent to a biracial, 3-year-old, child upon hearing her utter these words. Like many toddlers, she loves Frozen, …
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 …
BALANCING CULTURE & FAITH The longer I’m married to my husband, who is Indian-American, the more I hear “so, how do you deal with culture and faith?” Well in all candor not lightly because both are sensitive subject matters for people across the globe. These are topics that my husband and I discussed continuously while we …
