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acquaint nonnatives with the Korean language and culture. Even issues such as discrimin-
ation are being addressed, in ad campaigns and television programs that highlight the is-
sues faced by multiracial families. Biracial Koreans, in the past viewed as one of the more
shameful legacies of the Korean War and consequent U.S. troop presence, are no longer
unrepresented in the media or music scenes. South Korea is still a long way from being a
cultural melting pot, but it has made some recent admirable advances for a place that for
centuries defined itself by its stubborn resistance to all outside influence.
