'CODA' star Troy Kotsur teaches diversity on 'Sesame Street'

Diversity, differences, and friendships: the lessons for today.
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Meera Navlakha
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Sesame Street is back with another Word of the Day, this time teaching the concept of diversity. CODA star Troy Kotsur joined the Count and Rosita, discussing the idea of differences, acceptance, and friendship.

In the clip, Kotsur — who won an Oscar, a BAFTA, and numerous other awards for his CODA performance — uses American Sign Language (ASL) to explain communication and understanding differences.

The Count and Rosita, in turn, talk about where they're from, what languages they speak, and what makes them who they are.

"One thing that we have in common is that we're all friends," Kotsur said.

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Meera Navlakha

Meera is a journalist based between London and New York. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Vice, The Independent, Vogue India, W Magazine, and others. She was previously a Culture Reporter at Mashable. 


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