‘Sesame Street’ debuts Asian-American muppet
The Hindu
At only seven years old, Ji-Young is making history as a Korean American muppet in the ‘Sesame Street’ canon
What’s in a name? Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of “Sesame Street,” her name is a sign she was meant to live there.
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“So, in Korean traditionally the two syllables they each mean something different and Ji means, like, smart or wise. And Young means, like, brave or courageous and strong,” Ji-Young explained during a recent interview. “But we were looking it up and guess what? Ji also means sesame.”
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