And ever more families are adopting children of different hues, both from their own home countries and internationally. Many of these parents and grandparents make that extra effort to offer children the gifts and insights of their own cultures while respecting and fostering a sense of appreciation for the child's own ethnic culture and country of birthday. As the population increases, we've seen a slight growth in the number of children's and young adult books published that explore mixed-race family themes. However, the need persists and will grow with each passing generation. In the United States there are now more than two million multiracial persons whose heritage cannot be readily labeled by any single commonly used racial or ethnic designation.
Demographers predict large increases in the multiracial population in the coming years.
For the first time scholars, activists, and policy makers from a variety of racial and multiracial communities will meet and discuss the issues. At the same time, they celebrate the unique hope and possibilities that come from living life in multicolors and multicultures. The book includes an extensive bibliography, resource guide, and photographs of young people who contributed. We know how hard it is to find products for interracial and ethnic weddings and special occasions,first hand. After planning our own wedding, we were inspired by the difficulty we experienced in finding an interracial caketop.