Celebrating differences

A couple of my friends who are in relationships constantly constantly bemoan an underlying problem that their bfs are of a different cultural backgound.  My friends want to speak Chinese at home.  They want to celebrate Chinese Holidays.  They want to raise their children to speak Chinese and retain the Chinese background.  Therefore, their current bfs of different ethnicities throw a slight wrinkle in otherwise perfect relationships.

Yet my take is that having parents of different backgrounds provides a richer family culture.  Instead of just English and Chinese, the family can share in Arabic+English+Chinese, or Polish+English+Chinese or Hebrew+Spanish+English+Chinese+XYZ languages, etc.  Isn't that even better?  The family can observe all holidays (as long as neither is super religious). Isn't this the American Dream?  The reason for immigration, and the mixing of cultures?  I find beauty in diversity, and wonderment in differences.  So rather than view their varied upbringings as a concern, their distinct perspectives should be a point of celebration.  It should make their relationships all the stronger and exciting in the long run.  We all share a passion for learning, and learning about each other is one of the easiest ways to do so.