This Meet-Up group is designed to connect families who are in the process of adopting and who have already adopted - both internationally and domestically - in Rockland County, NY and neighboring Bergen County, NJ. Rockland and Bergen Adoptive Families will provide support to "forever families" in many ways - including serving as an outlet for sharing information, planning fun events with our blended families, and extending our network of friends going through this very unique parenting experien …

This group was started in 2006 by a mom and dad with two adopted kids of a different race and two biological kids. The purpose of the group is to meet and connect ourselves and our children with families that are similar to our own. We have grown to 30+ plus families in the Montclair, New Jersey (and surrounding) area. We are all connected by adoption; many through DYFS, some domestically and some internationally. We are a welcoming and inclusive group open to all adoptive multiracial families.

I have been in a couple of other meetup groups and have met people that state they join meet groups to meet different people or state they join meetup groups to engage in different activities and found that most people are not interested in getting out of their comfort zone of being people that look like them and act like them. Most people say they want to get out and meet different people and experience different cultures but they don't. African American, Hispanic, Asian and Caucasion are all c …

Promoting Japanese culture and international/multicultural education. Teaching world languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Hindi, English). Teaching bilungual/multilingual early education.

This African American Genealogy Meetup Group was started to support and share sources of information for researching one's family tree. Multiple sources include the census and  DNA.  The group's name is "Sankofa," a Ghanian word meaning " to go back for that which you have forgotten." We go back to our ancestors to find our true selves.

This is a group for any biracial parents with one parent being Chinese. The goal is to immerse children in an environment that has a stronger Chinese element, which is often missing in biracial families. Through different kinds of activities such as outings, picnics, birthday parties, all with some level of "Chineseness", for instance, with at least a few parents speaking Chinese to children, children (and maybe the non-Chinese partners as well) will learn some Chinese while having fun. And of c …

The Spanish for Children Play and Learn welcomes professional Spanish-an non-Spanish Speaking parents who want their children learn about Spanish heritage, culture, Language, traditions and grow bilingual! In our group, families will be exposed to an environment where Spanish language only is spoken. Children will have the opportunity to meet bilingual friends and learn about the Spanish speaking world through recreational and educational activities. Language Immersion Program In addition to ou …

This group is for fun-loving professional black women (ages 35+) who are married to a male of any different race. We will network, socialize, form new friendships and share the unique challenges and rewards of interracial marriage with others who can relate. Our mission is to create a sisterhood and exchange among mature, vibrant and engaging black women who share similar multi-cultural family experiences. Simply put, let's gather to support, exchange ideas, have fun and celebrate us! You live …

Are you or your spouse an employee of the Brookhaven National Labs? Do you have children age five and/or younger? If so, please join BNL Playgroup for some fun, creative play with other parents and tots that are also a part of the BNL family.

Welcome to Outdoor Afro! Outdoor Afro is a national community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro uses social media to create interest communities, events, and to partner with regional and national organizations that support diverse participation in the Great Outdoors. Here is where you can start locally connecting with people who share y …

Atención!!! All international couples! Are you or your partner not from the continental United States? Did you or your partner migrate from a Spanish speaking country? Did you or your partner move across the country, an ocean or the world to be with the one you love? Are you interested in expanding your social circle and making new couple friends? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this meetup group is for you! I hope to build a community where international couples can network, …

I am starting this Group to meet other great moms between the ages of 35-50 with children of newborn-6 years of age. I find it difficult at times when I end up at meet ups alone and no one bothered to let me know. We will be a group small in quantity but huge in quality, and so I am hoping this would result in great support and respect to each other. We are a group of moms that focus on raising our children to be the best that they can be. I am always in search of new and interesting activities …

To meet and converse in French in an informal setting. We welcome all ages and levels, though encourage at least a minimal conversational ability.

Are you a couple from different ethnic background and cultures? Do you have little ones who'd love to make friends and learn Chinese language? Do you wish to hang out and have fun with couples with similar stories? Then this is for you. I was born in China and my husband is American, and our daughter is a bit over 2 years old. We live in Westchester NY and would love to hang out with mixed couple friends to share our tradition, culture, language and a great time. We will organize events every fe …

We decided to start this group to give young children of all backgrounds the chance to learn Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and other South Asian Languages including Punjabi and Gujarati, while also reinforcing English language skills. Our multi-lingual program is geared towards reading and learning. Each program focuses on stories, songs and enriching activities in one South Asian Language along with at least one English language story or activity within the half-hour story time. Each NYC Read to Me St …

Você gostaria conhecer novos amigos que falam português e adoram o Brasil? Os participantes de nosso grupo são ambos brasileiros e admiradores da cultura brasileira. Pessoas com tudo nível de proficiência no linguagem estão bem vindos. Nós encontramos no norte de New Jersey uma vez no mês para tomar café e conversar. Se há interés, podemos também visitar restaurantes brasileiros, clubes de jazz, shows de arte e ver filmes brasileiros. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you want to make new friends who speak …

I decided to start this brand new exciting group because everyone needs a change in their life and a stress reliever sooner or later and need some fun in their lives.. If your tired of the same old thing and want to try something new because the old relationship or thing is working anymore,then as far as meeting new people from all walks of life and possibly interracial mingling(That means checking things out or being nosy we don't mine lol...)then you need to be a part of this group and join us …

We are friends and alumni of the German Language School Long Island (Deutsche Sprachschule Long Island, www.dssli.org). We are meeting once in a while to have fun, keep contact, and practice German. Share your plan for a field trip or afternoon at the beach with the group. Bring along a friend or family member. Although we welcome and encourage speaking German, we value multilingual conversations, with English likely being the common language.

The group was created to exchange language learning amongst children ages infants to 10 years old. The purpose of the group is to meet once a week for story time and crafts and read a children's book either in Spanish, French, italian & Portuguese, German & Chinese. The fun part of the club is that readers are college students, international students and parents. So if you are a native of Spain, Latin America, France, Italy, Germany, China, Brazil or Portugal, sign up and bring your children alo …