--- title: Yuna and Her Friends Are Bringing Diversity to Doll Industry description: Yuna may be the first Asian-American to stand in the center of a doll line. canonical: https://time.com/4154708/yuna-doll/ author: NBC News article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-18T15:22:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:50.069Z og:title: Meet Yuna, an Asian-American Doll Breaking Down Stereotypes og:description: Yuna may be the first Asian-American to stand at the center of a doll line og:url: https://time.com/4154708/yuna-doll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1695141ac799e574/6988760c524fc0cd74df5fc1/yuna-doll.jpg?branch=production&width=800&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 800 og:image:height: 450 og:image:alt: yuna doll og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meet Yuna, an Asian-American Doll Breaking Down Stereotypes twitter:description: Yuna may be the first Asian-American to stand at the center of a doll line twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1695141ac799e574/6988760c524fc0cd74df5fc1/yuna-doll.jpg?branch=production&width=800&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meet Yuna, an Asian-American Doll Breaking Down Stereotypes > Sponsored content. 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Michal Lev-Ram spoke to Paul Southern from Lucasfilm to learn more about how these little toys are big_ by [Frances Kai-Hwa Wang / NBC](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Frances Kai-Hwa Wang / NBC Dec 18, 2015 3:22 PM UTC  Courtesy Dream Big Friends by [Frances Kai-Hwa Wang / NBC](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Frances Kai-Hwa Wang / NBC Dec 18, 2015 3:22 PM UTC Meet [Yuna](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bigshot-toyworks/dream-big-friends-yuna-doll). She likes space, rockets, art, painting, die-cast metal toys from Japan, digital cameras from Akihabara, listening to K-pop, and hanging out at [Giant Robot](http://www.giantrobot.com/) on Sawtelle Blvd in Los Angeles. This summer, her art will be featured in a group show at the Giant Robot gallery. One day, she wants to establish her own rocket company because she believes she is destined to go to Mars. She may also be the first Asian-American doll to be the central character in a doll line. 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