Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind "Sesame Street," recently released a video focused on the experiences of Asian American children as part of an ongoing initiative to help ...

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. "So, in Korean traditionally the two syllables they each mean ...

George Floyd’s murder and numerous anti-Asian hate crimes nationwide led Sesame Street to establish two task forces to examine content and diversity. To “meet the moment,” the TV series introduced a ...

“Sesame Street” is introducing its first-ever AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Muppet, 7-year-old Korean-American Ji-Young. The character will be performed by Sesame Workshop puppeteer ...

Late Show host Stephen Colbert has weighed in on Sesame Street's newest resident Ji-Young, the show's first Asian American Muppet. "She is the coolest Muppet since that one episode where Cookie ...

The newest kid on the block at “Sesame Street” is Korean-American Ji-Young. The show’s first Asian-American Muppet will make her official debut on Nov. 25 during “See Us Coming Together: A Sesame ...

Conservative activist Matt Schlapp criticized Sesame St for introducing an Asian-American Muppet. "What race is Ernie is Bert? You are insane PBS and we should stop funding you," tweeted Schlapp.

Ji-Young will make her debut on See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special later this month Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial ...