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With more and more people having multi-cultural backgrounds, it’s nice to see some fun t-shirts that celebrate diversity. Swirl Syndicate was founded by Leigh-Ann Jackson, a mother who experienced the genuine confusion that comes from strangers when out with your baby who doesn’t exactly look like you. Swirl’s “collection of tongue-in-cheek tees is meant to Continue reading Clothes for ‘Multi-Cultis’ Last week I took Ayla to one of those sing-along/nursery rhyme groups for babies. It happened to take place at a senior’s residence and moms, babies, and seniors all had a good time together. After the session, a kind old lady came up to me and said, “Now who does this little sweetheart belong to?” “Oh…she’s Continue reading My Biological Baby Doesn’t Look Like Me As an Asian woman married to a Caucasian man, people often assume that I don’t pay attention to race, or that race isn’t a big deal to me. Not true. While I consider myself to be an open-minded person, I find now that as one half of an interracial couple, I pay more attention to race than ever before. That is, I tend to notice other interracial couples. When out in public with my husband, we even have a game we play called Spot the Inters (with “inter” being an interracial couple). In Canada, mixed race couples are a dime a dozen nowadays, with a large proportion of these couples being Asian/Caucasian. Within my own family, there are already four family members who have a spouse of another race. So with the number of interracial couples on the rise, is there still discrimination? Congrats! You’ve found the man or woman of your dreams and you’ve decided to get married. As the first major test of your relationship, you need to plan your wedding day. As two unique individuals from different backgrounds, it’s no wonder couples often bicker about how they want to spend their big day. Add into the equation the expectations of family and friends and you’ve got yourself an interesting show. Now if you happen to be marrying someone of a different race, culture or ethnicity, get ready for one crazy ride. An interracial marriage often takes extra work. But the interracial couples I know who have overcome cultural differences have rock-solid relationships. Here is how I survived my big fat Chinese-Italian wedding. |
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