Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of "Sesame Street," her name is a sign she was meant to live there. Keep scrolling for a look back at 52 years of "Sesame Street" historyAt only 7 years old, Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in the "Sesame Street" canon. In 2014, she was accepted into a "Sesame Street" workshop. Like a lot of companies, "Sesame Street" reflected on how it could "meet the moment," said Kay Wilson Stallings, executive vice-president of Creative and Production for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind "Sesame Street." It matters when Asian American families, especially with many of them being immigrant families, can see themselves reflected in an institution like "Sesame Street," Leung said.

Source: thestar November 15, 2021 13:03 UTC