How Kristi Yamaguchi’s Pioneering Victory Led to Her Own Barbie Doll

“It was surreal to see the finished doll,” she recalls. “It’s like, ‘Wow, this is my 20-year-old self.'”

In achieving this goal, she could not help but reflect on other pioneers, such as the late Anna May Wongthe first Asian American actress to receive a doll last year.

“In hindsight”, the Dream big, little pig! The author explained, “I have a greater appreciation for the generations before me, who paved the way for this to happen.”