tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post1133273748934655975..comments2024-03-20T13:21:49.581-04:00Comments on A Philly Collector of Playscale Dolls and Action Figures: Asian-Pacific American Playscale DAFs, Part 1D7anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-45794928011342070822013-07-06T18:30:46.148-04:002013-07-06T18:30:46.148-04:00@Muff - I thought Aja was Japanese-American - boin...@Muff - I thought Aja was Japanese-American - boing! She is Chinese-American. Prancetron has a bio about <a href="http://www.pranceatron.com/jem/charactera.htm" rel="nofollow">Aja</a>.D7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-27722524589611994012013-06-11T17:27:05.804-04:002013-06-11T17:27:05.804-04:00Hi and thanks for commenting, Muff and Phyllis!
M...Hi and thanks for commenting, Muff and Phyllis!<br /><br />Muff, wait til you see the other manufacturers' Asian dolls and action figures. I'll be listing some I have or have had next. I had to give up on the volume of Asian DAFs in playscale overall.<br /><br />Phyllis, thanks for the notice about Raquelle. I was not sure if she were Asian as well or if just her face sculpt was used for some of the recent Asian dolls. Then there is some confusion in Mattel listings as to whether she is dating Ryan or if she is his sister. Another collector, Lubo, drew my attention to that discrepancy ;-{<br /><br />You are both welcome to the lists. Glad to have contributed ;-)D7anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497306465109590188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-88458833952538271482013-06-11T10:34:49.257-04:002013-06-11T10:34:49.257-04:00Love this post, it is very helpful to have this ki...Love this post, it is very helpful to have this kind of listing. I have 2 daughters of Asian decent (I adopted them from China)and I have always been on the lookout for Asian dolls. I did notice that you listed the Raquelle doll as being of Asian decent. I do not believe she is, at least as Raquelle. As Fashionista Raquelle, she is described as Ryan's twin sister, who is clearly not Asian. Mattel does use her face mold to represent Asian dolls, but with a different face up (such as the Asian Barbie for president)but she is not "Raquelle" in those face ups. <br /><br />Note that when my kids were small, there were only a few Asian fashion dolls in the US, so I bought several Yu Se WaWa dolls from China-both when I was in China and online.<br /><br />Thanks for listening!<br />Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06084954419650988542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5580986768097342172.post-69247598529529139342013-06-11T01:30:19.070-04:002013-06-11T01:30:19.070-04:00I know of course that this list is no where compar...I know of course that this list is no where comparable to the sheer number of other races and ethnicities representd in doll form, but dang, it's good to see even this many were created. <br /><br />I collect Black and Asian dolls and my Asian doll collection is woefully small. I do have to wonder if their rarity is a part of the appeal.<br /><br />Your list is awesome and I gotta say that as a HUGE Jem fan and I had no idea that Aja was supposed to be Asian. I just thought she was blue haired. Muffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121187068323359131noreply@blogger.com