Re: marriages to non-pakistanis
My moms brother - My mamu married a hispanic lady. He left pakistan when he was 15 to be able to support his family after the death of my grandfather. He had the responsiblity, being the oldest to get all three of his sisters married and settled. So he came to the United States. While in High school he met my Aunt. They knew each other all thoughout high school and later decided to get married. My grandmother never said no because my aunt converted and became an excellent Muslim. She prays namaz more than we do, wakes up for fajr even if she slept at 3 and has been on Hajj several times.
Beacause my grandmother was in pakistan, they had a very taditional American wedding without the liqour ofcourse.
Mashallah se they have been married 25 or 26 some years. :)