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Article: Interracial marriage gender gap grows.
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- United Press International
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- March 14, 2003
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LOS ANGELES, Mar 14, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX)
Newly released data from the 2000 Census show that the interracial marriage "gender gap" endured by black women and Asian men may have worsened since 1990.
In recent years, there has been much discussion about the difficulties African-American women face finding husbands. Although less publicized, similar problems confront Asian-American men looking for wives. Gender imbalances in the number of interracial married couples contribute to both groups' frustrations in the highly competitive market for spouses.
Black women's resentment of intermarriage has become a staple of daytime ...