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'Sesame Street' debuts Ji-Young, first Asian American muppet
At only 7 years old, Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in the “Sesame Street” canon.
apnews.com
In “See Us Coming Together,” Sesame Street is preparing for Neighbor Day where everyone shares food, music or dance from their culture. Ji-Young becomes upset after a kid, off screen, tells her “to go back home,” an insult commonly flung at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. But she feels empowered after Sesame Street’s other Asian American residents, guest stars and friends like Elmo assure her that she belongs as much as anyone else.
Wow. It is hard to believe that there are people telling ethnics "to go back home."
So why did they give her the stereo-typical black hair?