There were three criteria needed for my Asian playline dolls:
1. that the dolls were by any company OTHER than Mattel (removes Disney/Mattel from the list)
2. that the dolls were under $25 USD
3. that the dolls were in playscale or 1:6 scale
4. that the dolls could still be purchased today
These four dolls met the above criteria:
Playmates’ Asian everGirl who remains on sale at Nick.com
Yue Sai Wa Wa available through mail order from ChinaSprout and possibly still available from local toy stores. (I bought mine from a K B Toys stores several years ago.)
Mei Ling also available from ChinaSprout
Jade Princess (under the Just Girlz line by Sears Holding Corporation) is still on sale at some Kmart stores.
Playmates everGirl and Kmarts Just Girlz Jade Princess
Yue-Sai Wa Wa
Mei Ling
Related online articles:
China Doll entry from Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
Multicultural Dolls: 101 - by Ellen Fitzenrider article from 2004
Yue-Sai Kan article
Note: there used to be a website called "Asian Pacific American Toy Chest" that had extensive information about Asian Pacific dolls and action figures. Loren Javier was the site author; unfortunately that website is no longer directly accessible. Using a trackback website might show images from it.
