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11.21.2021

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First Asian American Muppet Arrives on 'Sesame Street'
Ji-Young, a guitar-playing Korean American character, will bring rock music and conversations about racism to Sesame Street starting on Thanksgiving Day.

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This 'Sesame Street' kid is now the Muppeteer for its first Asian American character
NPR interviews Kathleen Kim, the Korean American puppeteer behind Ji-Young, the new Asian American character on Sesame Street.

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Anti-Asian Hate Is Still On The Rise, Almost 2 Years Into The Pandemic
Nearly 20% of AAPI people say they've experienced a racist incident in the past year, according to a new survey from the coalition Stop AAPI Hate.

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Adoptees express their fear, anger and insight on race during social unrest
Raised, in many cases, by parents of a different race and nationality, adoptees have unique perspectives on race and racism in America that aren't heard often. In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, NPR asked transracial and transnational adoptees to share their thoughts.

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John Cho's New Frontier
With Netflix's live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, John Cho continues his journey to big-time leading man.

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She Shaped the Sound of 'Cowboy Bebop,' Again
Yoko Kanno has become one of Japan's foremost composers since she created the eclectic score for the anime series Cowboy Bebop. She returned for Netflix's live-action version.

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Sujata Day On How 'Insecure' Inspired Her To Write And Direct Her Own Movie
After being in Issa Rae's web series Awkward Black Girl and then her groundbreaking HBO show Insecure, Sujata Day directed, wrote, produced and stars in Definition Please.

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Nonbinary millennial is front and center in HBO Max dramedy 'Sort Of'
]Bilal Baig stars in the groundbreaking series Sort Of about a gender-fluid, Pakistani-Canadian millennial who straddles various identities.