<p>Ok I've seen threads on interracial dating, so it seems our generation is pretty open to that and it's more prevalent. </p>
<p>BUT, i was just wondering, how many people actually entered into interracial marraiges? I guess this question applys more to the adults here. Anyways, have you ever had/still in an interracial marriage? Maybe you could describe some interesting things you learned from the experience. well, everyone's a little bit racist (me included of course), so that issue is unimportant. what i really care about is what happens during marriage- where do most of the interracial conflicts (if there are any) come from and why? even though it seems embarrasing or taboo, i think sharing these truthful stories will help people look at their lives and relationships in broader view. like russell peters say, someday it'll be "ice-cubes", "hin-jews", "holla-pinos", "gufis", etc. Video here: <<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=GpM3mdDHlXE&search=russell%20peters">http://youtube.com/watch?v=GpM3mdDHlXE&search=russell%20peters</a>></p>
<p>short story: my mom's friend is asian. married white guy (description: he's a technician, shy, kinda nerdy, glasses). she is tall, plump, nice, kinda nerdy, glasses as well. they currently have one baby. problems:both's parents are very cold towards other (of the other family). it seems they're too traditional.</p>
<p>Less than 5% of marriages in the US are interracial. With the more tolerant generation Y, my guess is that it might go to 7 or 8% of marriages, but the number will still be small compared with what you think it is.</p>
<p>what does this 5% mean, like how was it gotten? i don't know the stats, but it's probly most prevalent in populated urban areas (like NYC or LA). yea...but i do believe that there are two trends: 1. migration- people from predominant white countries are also moving around the world (esp business opportunities in asia and latin america). 2. interracial mixing increases as people drift away from childhood ties, as in strict parents, a homogenous community, cultural activities, etc. and this could take a very long time, but a globalized and racially mixed world is inevitable. (just think of the inter-continental links increasing: WWW, cheaper flying/ships, business spreading, possible fall of communist china that would lead to a major migration in and out). but this is all just theory... :)</p>
<p>I'm still a teenager, but quite a few of my friends are bi-racial. The most common mix is either east asian/white or south asian/white. It's interesting because for the south asian/white couples, the south asian is the male and he is almost invariably a doctor.</p>
<p>Yea, lol. I noticed the east/asian and white too. I'm really shocked the rate is so low since there's so many mixed-race sites on the web. Singles, you need to mingle, lol...</p>
<p>to bob, parents should become understanding once you're married and then they realize there's nothing they can do about it and they absolutely adore your baby. cuz then its like "oh, you guys were perfect from the start...(cough)"</p>
<p>a mixed race celeb i find jawdropping: anna tsuchiya
<p>A lot of the my neighbors have interratial marriages, and my uncle too. I haven't noticed much conflict relating to race...um some conflicts relating to religion though, like deciding what religion to raise their children, what holidays to celebrate, and those types of things.</p>
<p>oh no my parents could care less if i married a girl of another race. Im just talking in general because most parents are not as understanding as mine.</p>
<p>wendyling, I just completed a course on race and ethnicity. We explored miscegenation through a variety of readings; some sociological, others cultural and philosophical. (Vaconcelos' La Raza Cosmica comes to mind.) Please feel free to PM me for a complete list.</p>
<p>oh, i see... heh. kristin kreuk is soooo gorgeous. and drooled over by all boys, i think.</p>
<p>to pip, im actually taking psych next year. for the final paper project, tho, im planning on doing this research/poll type thing to understand interracial-marriage attitude and experiences in our society. yes, i thot about it early... do you perhaps have any stories to share? it'll probably be a case-analytical paper, or use of a random sample (as in interracial marriage data from internet forums)...im not sure yet.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if you're familiar with the General Social Survey, but it examines public opinion on a variety of different issues, both individual/personal and collective/social/political/economic. It's pretty comprehensive and I believe they make raw data available on the internet. </p>
<p>Lol. And thx, the survey is good. So it seems that parents can be a major source of conflict in interracial marriages. ok, there's one thing to use.</p>
<p>Yes, just look at so many Asian girl-White man marriages (let alone the other combinations). I have personally run across such attitudes in my dating attempts (not even marriage, but the Koreans treated it all the same). Naturally, the girl was removed from school just for having balck friends.</p>
<p>Wait, what? The girl's parents removed her from school for having black friends? Hmm, interesting...asian parents racially ****ed to the point of sacrificing education...wow. just to clarify my point, personally, i think im attracted to metrosexuals (heh), race doesnt matter. which is weird but...</p>
<p>They either did one of two things: put her in one of four private schools near here or move back home per the job. All I know is that one day she never hung around us again, and was gone within three months.</p>
<p>People find mostly half whites to be attractive, like kristen kreuk and halle berry. I'm black and chinese and don't really get that reaction. Well my mother was born in Hong Kong then moved to Chicago. She married my black dad and had my brother, sister, and me. They got divorced almost 25 years later. Her sister married a white guy and got divorced after my chinese/white cousin was born. She had a few white boyfriends afterwards.
My dad's brother married a Vietnamese woman and they have 3 little kids now.
My sister married a white guy and got divorced.
My brother is dating a Filipino girl.
Me never dated anyone yet, I'm a sucker for white guys too but they don't like me. I also like any tan guy like I am :/</p>
<p>wow that's a very interracial family. which is awesome. hmm i think that minorities tend to find "blasians" very attractive (even asian guys who seem to lean towards traditional "pure" asians) and some white guys too so, you'll probably find mutual attraction with a white guy if you want. there's probly one on CC right now thinking..."do i have a chance?" heh. </p>
<p>this is going to sound SO prejudiced, but i really enjoy parties at interracial family's houses, it just seems more fun and diverse. i mean, compared to parties at traditional asian relatives', where i basically don't talk. lol.</p>
<p>One of my cousins married a white guy.
Another one of my cousins married a Japanese guy, but I guess that doesn't really count as interracial...</p>
<p>There was an interracial relationship that started here on CC.</p>
