Trials And Tribulations Of Multiracial Kids Hair Care Hair Daze After our biracial (African-American and Indian-American) daughter was born, I presumed that taking care of her hair would be a breeze. No, it’s not the notion that because she is “mixed” that her hair would be easy to comb and style etc. One of the labor and …
Teaching A Multicultural Child About Diwali
Teaching A Multicultural Child About DiwaliTeaching A Multicultural Child About Diwali The Festive Roots Diwali Trunk I had reached out to a company by the name of Festive Roots after seeing that they provide Indian festival and holiday trunks for kids. Their trunks are intended to aid parents, teachers, and those interested in helping their children …
Racially Colorblind Myth
Racially Colorblind Myth Why I Don’t Believe In Being Racially Colorblind “Wouldn’t it be great if we could all be celebrated instead of just tolerated!” “Do you think racism will ever cease to exist?”, my Humanities honors teacher pressed me after class. I was the only African-American in his class of approximately 30 students. “No!”, …
16 REASONS WHY PARENTS REALLY NEED OTHER PARENT FRIENDS
16 REASONS WHY PARENTS REALLY NEED OTHER PARENT FRIENDS My Husband and I have some amazing parent friends that we don’t get to see as often as we’d like to. However, when we do get the chance to see them it feels like we just saw them yesterday but it has in fact been months. …
IS DAYCARE REALLY THE ANSWER?
IS DAYCARE REALLY THE ANSWER? My Indian Mother-In-Law has been unwavering in her stance that our biracial (African-American and Indian-American) Daughter needs to go to daycare. Since the time she was around 6 months old she has almost daily asked us “is she in day care yet?” Her belief is that day care will teach our Daughter …
A Quick Guide To Naming A Beautiful Multicultural Baby
www.growingupgupta.com Naming A Multicultural Baby When my Indian husband and I were dating, as cheesy as it may sound and is, we came up with names for our children to be. After we got married and I became pregnant we restudied and further investigated the spelling and meaning of our beloved baby names. We wanted to ensure that the names …
5 THINGS I NEVER FATHOMED I WOULD DO AS A STAY AT HOME MOM
BECOMING MRS. DAD It has now been 1 year and 7 months since I left the corporate world and entered into the life of a stay at home mom. A life that has earlier wake up calls than my prior job did and immediate demands that don’t end until our toddler is sound asleep. Resounding demands …
CURRY WITH MURRAY–TANDOORI FRIED CHICKEN AND CURRY GARLIC POTATOES
Tandoori Fried Chicken and Curry Garlic Potatoes We couldn’t believe our eyes when we came across this cooking video called Curry with Murray. This African-American and South-Asian couple provided us with their delectable fusion cooking video to share with our readers. This video was a pilot for a cooking show. Bloopers are included! As an …
THE ULTIMATE PIZZA BREAKFAST BAKE
This recipe is amazing! If you have some left-over pizza and are wondering what to do with it then this is your recipe. It is quick and easy and can be put together or made at night to serve for guest in the morning. THE ULTIMATE PIZZA BREAKFAST BAKE Ingredients Cooking spray 3-4 slices of …
Masala Trail Mix
Masala Trail Mix My Indian in-laws raved about this masala trail mix when I first made it for them. It is absolutely delicious and full of flavor. Every time they visit us from out of town I make it and/or they request I make more. Enjoy! Write and let us know if you enjoyed this recipe. ***I tweaked …