interracial marriage

tolerance

Willingness to accept difference

• inclusionBeing made part
• equalitySame status for all
• normalizationAdjusting to a standard

open-mindedness · respect · anti-miscegenation · Loving v. Virginia · civil rights · legalization · desegregation · progress · social change · prejudice

mixed-race

Of multiple ancestries

• interethnicBetween different ethnic groups
• melting potCultural fusion place
• pluralismCoexistence of differing views

integration · mestizo · Blasian · coexistence · multicultural families · blended families · hybrid identity

bicultural

Of two cultural backgrounds

• cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
• heritageInherited cultural legacy
• traditionsLong-established customs passed down

cultural exchange · acculturation · cultural identity · ethnicity · multicultural · diaspora · customs · bilingual · dual heritage · mixed heritage

romance

Love and its excitement

• devotionDeep, loyal commitment
• commitmentFirm pledge to act
• partnershipShared business arrangement

affection · intimacy · courtship · cherish · passion · bonding · tenderness · attachment · fondness · loyalty

matrimony

Legal union of spouses

• wedlockState of being spouses
• nuptialsVows and rings
• spouseMarried partner

blending · joining · fusion · merging · ceremony · vows · partnership · alliance · intermingling · bond

• marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
• civil rightsequal protection, equal rights, Civil Rights Act, right to life, Voting Rights Act
• forbidden loveforbidden love, forbidden romance, illicit love, secret love, forbidden fruit
• integrationintegration, synthesis, fusion, merging, unifying
• Multicultural Familiesdual heritage, cultural identity, religious diversity, code switching, cultural clashes
• family dramafamily bonds, sibling rivalry, family reunion, kinship, family secret