Children raised biraciallyAccording to the 2000 US census, 2.4% of the US population self-report as having two or more races. (United States). The number of interracial couples has reached 1.6 million, representing nearly 4% of U.S. marriages. ( Fletcher, para. 3 ). In a melting pot country like the United States, where immigration and emigration rates are high, cross-cultural marriage has become an inevitable byproduct of mobility. Interracial marriage refers to a marriage made up of couples with two different racial backgrounds. For example, a Chinese woman married to an American. While mixed-race couples have to accommodate their racial differences, their cultural background would assert a significant influence on the development of their offspring. Furthermore, society also has different opinions about them. It is often believed that children raised in an interracial family encounter problems such as feelings of alienation, sense of low esteem, loss of personal identity, culture and tradition, which can cause personality disorders and affect the child's social behaviors. However, there are also positive assumptions about biracial children such as better language ability and greater adaptability to society. In my research paper, I will examine how intermarriage affects a child's development and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of a child growing up in a family with different racial backgrounds. Identity is a fundamental issue that intrudes on the minds of biracial children. Since a biracial child usually inherits some traits from the maternal side and others from the paternal side, a biracial child is an amalgam of both races. Therefore, a seemingly simple question: "Who are you?" Middlebury College Library, November 1, 2004, Romano, Dugan. Intercultural marriage: promises and traps. 2nd ed. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1997.Root, Maria PP Love's Revolution: Interracial Marriage. Philadelphia, PA: Temple UP, 2001Rose, Caroline. “Potential Role Conflicts in Black-White Marriages.” Interracial Marriage: Expectations and Realities. Ed. Stuart, Edwin. New York: Grossman Publishers, 1973. Rosenblatt, Terris Karis, and Richard Powell. Multiracial couples: Black and white voices. London, UK: Sage Publications, 1995. Sung, Betty Lee. Chinese American intermarriage. New York: Center for Migration Studies, 1990. United States, Bereau of the Census, “Source US Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Population and Housing Census.", July 9, 2004, November 5.,2004,