They kind of want to lump us into this monolithic 'Asian,'" Kim said. "Because that's something that all Asian Americans have experienced.
There are outside experts and a cross-section of employees known as the "culture trust" who weigh in on every aspect of a new muppet, Stallings said.įor Kim, it was crucial that Ji-Young not be "generically pan-Asian." The process normally takes at least a couple of years. These newer muppets-their personalities and their looks-were remarkably constructed in a matter of months.
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