The new character introduction coincides with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
, TJ spends time with fellow muppets Ji-Young and Grover, as well as actor Kal Penn. The group discusses the word of the day: confidence.
“Confidence is when you believe in yourself and your abilities, or in the abilities of others,” Penn explains. TJ chimes in about how he has been working to grow his confidence while learning Tagalog — one of the main languages spoken in the Philippines. “I'm confident because I can always ask my lola for help when I don't know a word,” he says, using the Tagalog word for grandmother.collaborated with puppeteer Louis Mitchell to create the muppet.“I had the amazing opportunity to work with the geniuses at the Sesame Workshop to create a Filipino muppet for
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