How Collectors Are Reimagining the Anna May Wong Barbie Doll
<p>I squealed like any other fangirl when I heard the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/barbie-introduces-anna-may-wong-doll-rcna79558?" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">news</a> that Mattel was releasing a Barbie doll inspired by Anna May Wong. It was another welcome sign, along with the <a href="https://halfcastewoman.substack.com/p/making-change" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">quarter release</a> and <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anna-may-wong-biopic-gemma-chan-1235118243/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">biopic</a>, that Anna May is being restored to her rightful place in Hollywood history and popular culture at large.</p>
<p>As a little girl, I loved Barbies. I loved dressing them, brushing their hair, and sending them out on imagined adventures. Maybe I loved them a little too much. I once declared to a childhood playmate with a flick of my ponytail: “I’m a Barbie and you’re not.” I don’t know where I got off making that assertion! I’m not even blonde.</p>
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