ertisings have oriental motifs and often, the script is nostalgic of Chinese characters. Although it was a fresh and appealing way of advertising at first, it has become annoying as the bombardment of such mailings continued. Some may say that these advertisings are a fresh and appealing way to advertise to a diverse population. However, one must understand that the purpose of advertising is simply to generate more profit in new, exotic ways. Once, the appeal of multiculturalism and multiracialism is gone from the mainstream, corporations will cut their losses and once again, multiculturalism and multiracialism will be set aside for the usual American mainstream. Nothing ever thrives on such shallow soil as commercialism.In truth, people still tend to have problems dealing with those of multiracial descent and mixed marriages. Many families still frown on mixed marriages and often distance themselves from offspring from such marriages. Many Asian families still consider it unseemly for their daughters to marry out of their races. In the past, people considered Asian women who married out of their race to either be members of a westernized, wealthy family or common prostitutes. In Vietnam, many ostracize the offspring of American offspring and Vietnamese mothers. Often orphaned from birth, many never receive adoptive parents. Even after immigrating to the United States, many Vietnamese are reluctant to accept these children as family or in-laws. Thus, multiculturalism and multiracialism have a long path ahead. It will be a long time before people totally accept them. This is evident in schools throughout the United States. Although many claim to be diverse, multiracial and multicultural, it is evident that the curriculum is not. On the Advanced Placement Exam for United States History, there is little emphasis on the multicultural aspects of the United States. Much of the content reflects Anglo-Saxon and other European ...
