Do you have many (multi ethnic ) friends?

Good question, T.
Sadly, not really. Growing up in Texas I had many, many more multi-cultural friends. My best friend as a child was a biracial girl who now drafts legislature for the Texas State House of Representatives. She married a Lebanese man and they have GORGEOUS children.

I also went to public school in Texas, which was very integrated. I went to school with South African Jews, Latino kids, African-American kids, Indian kids, Vietnamese kids, Middle Eastern kids, Korean kids, CHinese kids...everything you can think of. Up here it has been my PERSONAL experience (again I stress MY experience, not saying it is everyone's, lest you all start slinging arrows) that groups tend to keep to themselves and not mix as much. Almost everyone I know up here is white, of either Italian or Irish heritage, and Catholic. I definitely miss the diversity.

Great question:

I am a black woman- that being said I do have black friends, in addition to Latino's ,Caucasian, and a sprinkling of Asian and Indian.

I love the fact that I have the exposure to these different cultures. I learn so much from them.

I do have some multi-ethnic friends but I come from and am marrying into a multi-ethnic family as well. My friends used to call me United Nations. If you can think of it, I probably have a cousin who falls under whatever category it is. And if I don't, FH does.

I've learned SO much from my Chinese friends. I love their way of thinking, their creativity about certain things... it's all very mellow and based on an honor system.
I also love learning about their superstitions! (especially about their wedding superstitions!!)

FH and I alone are a mix. Then we have Argentinan, Jamaican, Haitian, Southern, Ecuadorian, Philipino (sp?), Cuban, Venezuelan, Italian, I know its not a race but the religion does make them a bit different from us Jewish friends.
I love hearing the Hispanic friends speak in Spanish. The different ways each person says one sentence varies from culture to culture. Especially my MOH's hubby who is Argentinian... I love the accent!
I know having a diverse group of friends has opened FH's eyes more. Most of these friends are mine before I met him. Not that he was ignorant but he wasn't as willing to try new things because it was out of his norm.

Tons.
One of my very good friends is Jamaican and another very good friend is Spanish and American Indian. I have a few greek friends. I'm Filipina so I also have a lot of Filipino friends...growing up on Long Island, most of my friends were caucasian but after I moved into the city I sort of broadened the spectrum and now it seems like I have one of everything.

DH and I are bi-racial (Indian and Irish), and in general my friends are mixed. Believe it or not, I grew up in a school district in Nassau where there were tons of Asians and Jewish kids, but NO, I mean not one black person. I didn't realize this until I went away to college.

It's interesting what Thrilled said, b/c you would think in the NYC area, everyone would have friends with people of all backgrounds, but she's right, espeically in Queens, people do seem to stick to their own, and it's very apparent in certain neighborhoods. And, LI seems even more separate.