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Why do Sesame Street’s muppets have to make a song and dance about race?
The show is a good opportunity to teach racial literacy and channel discussions in a constructive manner
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Sesame Street introduced its first Filipino muppet, TJ, in May this year.
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Earlier this month, popular children’s TV show Sesame Street introduced its first Filipino muppet,
Four-year-old TJ joins seven-year-old Ji-Young, the show’s first Asian-American muppet who first appeared on screen in late 2021.
