Interracial relationships

Hey everyone,

So it's been awhile since I've blogged.. I actually don't know when the last time was that I blogged, but that's besides the point! Anyway, I was reading Donna's blog about her relationship with her boyfriend, and it made me think of interracial relationships and how society reacts to them.

I know that most people expect people to date within their own racial groups, and I never really understood why it's something that is EXPECTED. I know that most people date within their own racial groups because it provides a sense of connection and understanding because you can relate in terms of personal backgrounds, history, and culture, so that allows you to become closer and relate on a level that someone outside of your racial group wouldn't be able to. This is how I felt with my ex-boyfriend. We were both Vietnamese, and because of that, we shared that connection about our culture and cultural history, so we had that understanding between one another. Because of that, I never felt awkward when I was with around him and his family, and it was always nice to be able to communicate with his mom in Vietnamese. An example of an interracial relationship that I've seen is between my cousin and her Caucasian boyfriend. I know often times, he feels awkward when he comes to family events because there was a language barrier, and Asian people have very different customs and ways of doing things in comparison to Caucasian people, and because of that, he never felt like he really fit in..

I also don't know why everyone expects an Asian girl to either be with an Asian guy, or a Caucasian guy. Why can't she be with an African American guy, or a Hispanic guy? I mean, yes, it's uncommon, but it's not like those relationships don't exist! I just find it interesting that Asian girls are only expected to date an Asian guy or a Caucasian guy and nothing in between. And why is it more common to see Asian girls dating outside of our race, but not Asian guys? I know there aren't too many Asian guys that date outside of the Asian race.. outside of their ethnicity, yes, that's really common, but outside of the race, no. I mean, how often do you see an Asian guy walking with a Caucasian girl? Hardly ever.. well, I don't anyway, but that's just me. I'm sure where you grew up has a lot to do with your romantic preference, so I assume that's a potential reason why...

Anyway! That's all. Sorry if it's a bit scattered! [=

--Kim [=