June 14, 2022

Ep 19 - Interracial Relationships, Telling the Family, and Choosing Your Life with Disha Mazepa

Ep 19 - Interracial Relationships, Telling the Family, and Choosing Your Life with Disha Mazepa

In Episode 19, Julie speaks with Disha Mazepa about interracial relationships.  Disha shares her experience dating outside her South Asian community and eventually marrying her Caucasian husband, Mike.  They discuss the following:

  • How Disha and her husband met
  • Telling the parents about her interracial relationship
  • Her past dating history
  • Wedding planning and challenges of integrating cultures
  • Incorporating religion & culture w/ future kids
  • Preserving culture
  • What being in an interracial marriage has taught her
  • Advice and resources for those in interracial relationships

If you are in an interracial relationship, the below are support resources you can use. 

FB Group:  South Asian Women in Interracial Relationships (SAWIR)

Disha's Podcast: But What Will People Say

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