Racially accurate communion tables

So six year old my daughter is very sensitive to race and often asks many questions about skin color, why she’s the only brown kid, why no one else is from Sri Lanka, why she’s the only one who has to eat curry, etc.  (My son, on the other hand, has yet to figure out [...]

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Obama and his Chinese American niece

What a joy this is to see such a prominent American figure representing a multi-racial family!  Does my heart some good   Thanks to Eugene Cho for his post pointing me to it!

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Another new book on Intercultural Marriage

I just saw this on Amazon (published in 2008) and was surprised I haven’t seen it before.  “In love but worlds apart” by Greta Shelling – looks interesting, and the author is certainly well qualified to write the book!  She’s also written a workbook for intercultural couples called ‘Love across Latitudes“.

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Book Review: Your Intercultural Marriage

When my husband and I started dating 12 years ago, I searched fastidiously for a book on intercultural marriage.  I found two excellent ones:  Intercultural Marriage by Dugan Romano and Mixed Matches by Joel Crohn.  Both were informative, and helpful, but for us, they failed to offer perspective on one important piece – our common [...]

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The harder part of Christmas

While the season is wonderful in some ways, for those who are literally half way around the world from family and close friends, it also brings its own challenges.  Sinhu posted a thoughtful reflection on her blog “the rest is still unwritten”.

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A different daughter in law

Sometimes I grow weary of hearing folks complain about Mother-in-laws.  I know they aren’t often a bed of roses, but it’s good to hear about good ones once in awhile, especially the cross-cultural ones.  Amanda has a great post on her blog about dealing with meeting her future MIL.

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Transracially adopted children’s bill of rights

This was originally posted on the Rowan Family Tree blog.  I thought it looked like an excellent resource.  Their blog is chronic their Ethiopian adoption journey, and has a lot of great links.  Worth a look!
Transracially Adopted Children’s Bill of Rights

Every child is entitled to love and full membership in his or her family.

Every child [...]

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Raising kids in two cultures

Sandra Whitehead has an excellent article on parenthood.com about raising bi-cultural kids.  It’s the first in a series called Bicultural Families: Meeting the needs of raising children with two cultures.
Part 1: Meeting the Challenges of Raising Children With Two Cultures
Part 2: Helping Kids Embrace Both Cultures
Part 3: Stages of Cultural Identity
Part 4: How Bicultural [...]

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Consumerism and middle ground

On a recent post discussing multiracial dolls, the discussion turned toward consumerism and what we teach our children through our purchases for them. In light of the coming holiday season, it feels like a particularly pertinent issue. Kathy Khang’s comment got me thinking:
“I’m not sure where the middle is. When you find it, please blog [...]

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The glass ceiling has shattered…

(Forgive me for going political again, but I cannot help it today…)  There are tears in my eyes and hope for my children.  This is a new day.

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Multiracial Dolls

So my daughter wants a doll that looks like her for Christmas, and it’s created a bit of turmoil for me.  My husband and I are not particular fans of American Girl for a variety of reasons (i.e. reinforcing racial stereotypes, mass consumerism, price, etc.), but I’d like to get a doll the same size [...]

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Talking about race with your kids

Natasha Sky has an interesting article on her blog, Multiracial Sky, on talking to children about race. An excerpt:
The key to talking with your child—or anyone—about race is the same key to discussing any complex subject: openness. Start an open dialog with your child about race early in their life. Make it a comfortable subject [...]

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Anti-Racist Parent

This blog is “for parents committed to raising their children with an anti-racist outlook.”  Author Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of New Demographic, a consulting firm that helps people learn about race and racism without having to endure the misery of diversity training. She hosts the podcast Addicted to Race and blogs at [...]

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Thoughts on raising a mixed raced child

Colorblind Cupid has an interesting series of posts on raising mixed race children.  There’s a wide range of perspectives represented and some interesting thoughts.
Here is my response to her post:
oh, do i have so much i could say about this!!! where to start?
to be honest, one of the most exciting things for me [...]

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Indian Ties: East Marries West

For all those in an intercultural marriage where one partner is Indian, this is a great site.  Make sure to check out the forum link at the top of the page.

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