Sesame Street launched the first Asian character, "Zhiying", to tell children about ethnicity and culture

Source: Global Times

【Global Times Comprehensive Report】The American children's education TV show "Sesame Street" will launch the first Asian character - 7-year-old Korean-American girl "Zhiying". According to the Associated Press reported on the 16th, Zhiying will appear for the first time in the Thanksgiving special "Please See How We Get Together: Sesame Street Special" on November 25, and there are also a number of Asian celebrities, including Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, Canadian Chinese actor Liu Simu and so on.

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Zhiying's puppets will reportedly be operated by fellow Asian-American Catherine King, who said she wanted to break people's stereotypes of Asians through Zhiying, explain to children what racism is, and teach children to recognize and oppose racial discrimination.

Influenced by the "Black Lives Matter" movement and the Asian-American hatred brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sesame Street created a special "Please See How We Meet" series to tell children about race, ethnicity and culture. Earlier this year, Sesame Street also added an African-American character, Tamir, to discuss racist topics. (Ren Siyu)