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Going back to the early years of Sesame Street , there has never been a time when the series has not been inclusive of different races and genders, as well as striving to raise awareness in children about conditions such as autism and disabilities that make a growing number of children, and adults, different from each other.

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Alan Muraoka, who plays Alan on Sesame Street and co-directed the episode, took to Facebook to promote the episode. Love is love, and we are so happy to add this special family to our Sesame family. Happy Pride to all!!!! Sesame Street has always promoted diversity and inclusion, having had a racially diverse cast since its inception in In March, the series introduced two Black Muppets , Elijah and his son Wesley, to address race with children.

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The show has a long history of diverse characters over the years, having welcomed Linda the Librarian, a deaf character, in , a bilingual Mexican character named Rosita in , and Tarah, a disabled character in among many others, according to the History Channel. Earlier this year, Sesame Street introduced two African-American muppets who explained racial differences to its young audience, CNN reported in March, amidst growing racial tension throughout the country.

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He has won two Emmy awards for his work directing and producing the show. A decade later, he was performing in the Broadway revival of The King and I when he received a call from his agent. However, he got called back. After the second audition, Alan realized that they were looking for an Asian American, and started to get more confident.