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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
LOVE FAMILY BOOK REVIEW Book Review: Love Family Author: Nora Barrett Cooper, Illustrations: Joelle Nelson Book Publishing Company: Loving Lion Books What if you could customize the main characters in a book for your daughter(s)? A book that will become a family keepsake and that you could joyfully add to your family library of books? …
