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Article: The continuing process of cultural adjustment.
- Article from:
- International Journal of Humanities and Peace
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
- Author:
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Born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa, I moved to the United States of America to pursue my college education in 1998. A four-year journey filled with culture shock and adjustments to a new environment finally led to a bachelor's degree in psychology from a small liberal arts college in West Texas. My marriage in 2000 to a beautiful and amazing person led to the birth of our precious daughter in August 2003. My marriage is an interracial marriage. My husband is white and I am black.
Raising a biracial daughter and being involved in an interracial relationship provided me with tremendous opportunities for personal improvement and ...