Partner is a different race, family not fully on board. How to handle?

Married across race and religion, ten years now, so this is lived experience. It works, but the early family part takes patience, not confrontation. What helped us: one, we didn't frame it as us versus them, we gave our parents TIME and exposure, invited my partner to family dinners casually, let the elders see the person, not the label. Fear is usually about the unknown; familiarity melts a lot of it. Two, we sorted the practical religious questions early and calmly, in Singapore interfaith marriages often involve decisions about the ceremony and how children will be raised, so discuss it as a couple first and present a united, thought-through plan rather than looking unsure. Three, we let the genuinely warm relatives become bridges, the auntie who liked my partner did more convincing than we ever could. Four, we stayed respectful even when hurt, because you want doors open long-term. Some relatives came around only after the wedding, some after the first grandchild. Singapore is multicultural in daily life but families can still be conservative privately. Be patient, be united as a couple, and don't force it, love plus time usually wins.