My husband is American and very white (German, Irish and Polish) and he and his family have been nothing but open minded and welcoming to me and my culture. We even got married in DR and we had about 20-25 people from the US fly down for the wedding. I was a bit apprehensive b/c the wedding was not at a large resort but in my hometown of Jarabacoa, but they had a blast and ate, danced and drank the whole weekend away.
My hubby loves dominican food and is an excellent platano peeler!