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“My greatest hope is that my daughter and future generations not only acknowledge their Asian heritage, but also deeply understand and take pride in their roots.”
Anna YC Cheung
Elenor Mak, entrepreneur and mother, launches Asian American doll company after struggling to find adequate representation
After searching for a doll that looked like her daughter, Elenor Mak was disappointed by the dolls she found which amounted to nothing more than “clichés, stereotypes, and dolls painted tan over an existing white doll mold,” says Elenor. “I was reminded of my own childhood – of not seeing myself reflected in the world around me, of feeling like I did not belong.”
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