raising our children to be bilingual (like ourselves) and to be free to love and marry whomever they wish. Please do not preach to me or my family that in order to be proud of our heritage we have to marry only people who are exactly like us. That is racist! Sofia, Good for you! You're kids will be better off for what you are doing! I think that when people try to keep cultures within a certain group of people it is sad. I am half Irish, and half a mix of many things (mostly european), but does that mean I can't learn about or even participate in some other culture. Of course not! The more the cultures of the world intermingle and share with one another, the better the world will be! :) Call me late -- but I just found this page while looking up some other info........ I didn't know that when I was born Mexican it came with rules that I could only marry a Mexican- Wow -- this is blowing my mind. I wonder if anyone ever explained these rules to all the other Mexicans? Because unless you look like the indigenous people of Oaxaca -- someone in your family tree was doing the deed with one of those "WHITE" people. I think you need to go ask for a refund on that white blood you are carrying. And the next time you see a light skinned chicana with light eyes, you better not