It is unfortunate that we focus on the disparities between Blacks and Whites or Hispanics and Whites when discussing interracial marriages. I believe that the problem is far bigger than a marriage between two different races. Rather, it is about the cultural differences between the two parties. For example, within the African culture, some Nigerians will ‘turn over in the grave’ if their child were to marry a Ghanaian. A couple of years ago, I remember the angry reaction from my Bangladeshi cohort when I tried to ‘hook’ him up with an Indian colleague. And when my Hindu friend got engaged to her Christian boyfriend, all hell broke lose in both families. I remember the Caucasian woman who cut ties with her friend because her daughter supposedly had a crush on her friend's black son. In some households, there is uproar when one decides to marry from a different tribe. Some Yorubas have a problem with Ibos, Some Ewes have a problem with Ashantis… and the list goes on.

Despite the cons of interracial, cultural, tribal or religious unions, we must note that, several of these unions and offspring are thriving. Although, I have heard some mixed-race individuals complain about their sense of ‘non-belonging’, there are several mixed individuals, who do not encounter identity problems. In fact, some of the mixed-race individuals that I know have thrived in certain environments just because they are mixed.