THE FUSE

First, some facts: One in 10 Americans are in an interracial or interethnic marriage. Using classifications from the U.S. Census Bureau, interracial marriage was defined as between five racial groups—American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian), Black or African American (e.g., Jamaican, Haitian, Nigerian), Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or White (e.g., German, Italian, Lebanese, Egyptian). An interethnic marriage was also defined (using the Census Bureau’s terms) as between Hispanic/Latinos and non-Hispanic/Latinos.