Focus on Family & Culture
- Explore
- Experience
- Celebrate
Personal Reflections on Building a Family
Members of the BLUR community, Art & Laura Dague, like a growing number of Americans, adopted their two beautiful children from outside of the United States. And like a growing number of Americans, (some estimates place the number at over 500,000 families who have adopted across ethnic and cultural lines) they have begun a multicultural family of their own.Read More »
5 Comments
Toys Like Me
Looking for multicultural toys that reflect your family makeup? BLUR's got you covered with sources of toys, dolls and books for the rainbows that are our families.Read More »
2 Comments
My Blur Moment: Answers in a Shoebox
As Kevin Sheh grew older, his outlook on his Albanian "roots" changed from curiosity to innocent pride. Then, years after his father’s death, he came across an old shoebox—its contents helped answer questions that had haunted him all his life.Read More »
1 Comments
Mixed and Proud of It
In the six years since the U.S. Census allowed Americans to check more than one heritage box, more and more people are proudly identifying themselves as mixed race. BLUR examines the trend and asks if this is good or bad.Read More »
1 Comments
My Blur Moment: The Power of a Smile
The first day at a Taiwanese school was a challenge for "American girl" Kamala Kirk. Her mom offered her an advice: Smile! Despite the first day tension, the advice worked and Taiwan did not seem to be so bad after all.Read More »
0 Comments
Adoptions From the Heart
Adopting cross-culturally is a pure act of love. But these families realized early on that love is not enough. Education plays a big part in helping the children bridge their American lives with the heritage of their parents. They share their strategies for building successful multicultural families.Read More »
0 Comments
Ask an Expert: Black Hair Help
This white stepmom to a three-year-old African American girl needs help in doing her hair. Click here for answers.Read More »
2 CommentsEvents Calendar
View All| January 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Archives
Monthly Archives
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
Complete Archives
Category Archives
Ask BLUR
How many languages do you or your family speak at home?
Did You Know?
According to Census 2000, of the total two or more race population, 40 percent live in the Western U.S.
Stay in the Know
Receive the latest stories and info from BLURdigital