Image of Reuters reporter Diane Bartz (C) with her children Lily and Rita (R) in Takoma Park, Maryland October, 2004. When Diane Bartz's father was growing up in a Minnesota farm town during the Depression, his German Lutheran mother vehemently opposed mixed marriages. Now, her father, who is white, has two white grandchildren, two who have a black father and two adopted from Asia. To her, the fact that Armin Bartz adores his white, light brown and dark brown grandchildren is testament to how much America has changed in the past 70 years. Picture taken October, 2004. To match witness story USA-ADOPTION/RACE REUTERS/Roger Strouse (UNITED STATES)