My youngest daughter is 1/4 Japanese (her dad is 1/2). You'd never be able to tell because she has blonde hair and blue eyes, but I always make sure that my daughter knows about her heritage, even if she only has the slightest amount of it in her. Just teach your son to embrace both of the cultures he comes from, and to never be ashamed of it. So long as you do that, chances are that any negative encounters will not phase him.
my younger son is chinese and white. we always get stared at going to restaurants, grocery stores, etc. I often want to hold a sign that says "Yes! I am white, and he is indeed Chinese, now turn around and mind your own business!" I too when in chinese markets will stare at a couple if they are of to different cultures. I am not staring to be mean, it is more of an acceptable stare and I am glad to see you, I am glad more and more people are choosing their mate not based solely on race. California is much more acceptable then any other place for biracial children. Growing up in the midwest, I know too well. Young children will ask questions about the race and simply answer Yes, you are correct. We were lucky to have found one another. Make it fun for children when they encounter and ask questions. It is very imporant they know both heritages and encourage them to learn more then what you may be able to offer them. Mixed children are beautiful.
hello, so is my little girl. We live in town...so far no problems she has friends and does not seem to care about race. Anyway , if you like to talk more you can call at 489-7906.
My son is half Mexican, and I'm a mutt. I am part Scottish, Irish, English, Welsh, Swedish, Danish, Protégées, and part Blackfoot Indian. (Basically, almost anything European ending in ish, and a couple others) I'm sure that because I carry so many "white" cultures in my ancestry, I have experienced very little discrimination. What I have experienced was BECAUSE I'm so pale. (I am the palest in the family, to the point they some times joke that I'm not white, but CLEAR.) I am very proud of my vast heritage! I LOVE the fact that my son has even one more piece to his heritage! My husband is first generation "U.S. Born", so we still get to experience A LOT of TRUE Mexican traditions.
Enrich your child with as much knowledge of ALL their ancestry as you can. Maybe it's the naive view of someone that's always been treated "white", but I think the biggest causes of racism are ignorance and self righteousness. I have NEVER done anything racially motivated, but have had some (a handful at most) people of color treat me terrible just because I'm "white". I know! There are rotten people from every race! And I'll be the first to say how DISGUSTING it is when I hear it happening, to ANYONE! (I've called a few people off in my life. I just can't stay quiet in the face of injustice!!!)
Okay, I'll climb off my podium now! Anyway, like I said, if your child is well educated about their races they will do fine. If you're not married to their father (I don't know because your bio doesn't say), then learn everything you can about their father's racial back ground and special traditions. For example, every year for Christmas we got a Julkapp gift. (but ours weren't left on the door step by a stranger, as is tradition in Sweden; they were under the tree from Mom & Dad.) A "Julkapp" is a very prized gift, wrapped in several layers of Christmas paper. It might be 3 layers, it might be 30. It was always our favorite to open, even if it was just a cheap gift like bubbles. I don't know if it is in fact part of the tradition, but we always yelled "JULKAPP!" when we got to the actual gift.
Enjoy knowing that you have such a wonderful opportunity to enrich your child, yourself, and those that will undoubtedly be touched by your child's very existence! -J