"Race is an important thing in dating, but the more important thing is what the person is inside, as opposed to their skin color," adds Isaac J. Weiler '02.
The biggest problem of interracial dating, students say, is gaining acceptance from family members or those back home.
Sackeyfio, whose father is Ghanaian and whose mother is Scottish, says that she was subject to a lot of harassment in high school because she had two white boyfriends at different times.
"The black kids all made fun of me and harassed me," she says.
Maya Sen '00, whose mother is Mexican and whose father is Indian, says she encountered a problem her freshman year in high school, when she was going out with a white boy in Indiana.
"He didn't want to introduce me to his grandparents," she says.
Sen ended up breaking up with the guy.
Read more in News
Bush Spent Undergrad Years Away From PoliticsRecommended Articles
-
Valentines And Veritas: Love Is ColorblindMost students might hesitate to discuss the intimate details of their love lives. But when talk turns to interracial relationships,
-
AAA Hosts Panel On Interracial DatingStudents of all ethnic backgrounds debated the pros and cons of interracial dating at a panel hosted by the Asian
-
Campus Groups Sponsor Panel on Interracial DatingThe question "Is love colorblind?" served as the basis for a discussion among eight panelists and nearly 40 audience members
-
Law Prof Looks at Interracial LovePeople never would think to associate Professor of Law Randall L. Kennedy with Julia Stiles. But Kennedy’s latest book Interracial
-
Color Line Cuts Through the HeartJimmy Zhao ’08 says his parents used to joke that if he ever brought a white girl home, at least
