Sesame Street Gets First Asian American Muppet
Ernie, a muppet from the popular children's series "Sesame Street,"
appears with new character Ji-Young, the first Asian American muppet, on
the set of the long-running children's program in New York on Nov. 1,
2021. Ji-Young is Korean American and has two passions: rocking out on
her electric guitar and skateboarding. (AP Photo/Noreen Nasir)
I don't know why, but I just find this really, really cool. Here's a story from the Associated Press on Sesame Street getting its first Asian-American Muppet. Her name is Ji-Young, she's seven, and she's Korean-American.
Oh, and her name means both "strong and smart" and, fittingly enough, "Sesame."
The story is here: https://apnews.com/article/sesame-street-asian-american-muppet-ji-young-390bd29ba9d986524b242e9fa69695be
The photo above is from the AP site and is provided here with the original caption.
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