Business and Finance
MAKING DOLLS TO BUILD CULTURAL PRIDE AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH
Melissa Orijin recalls a moment she’s going to “never forget.” While looking for toys, she witnessed her daughter Esi selecting a Caucasian doll with blonde hair. Although she taught her daughter to be happy with her family ties to the Cape Verde Islands (or Cape Verde Islands) and Ghana in West Africa, Melissa noticed that Esi began to draw back from her skin tone and curly hair when she became the one black girl in the category. Another blow to Esi’s cultural respectability: Melissa couldn’t discover a doll that reminded her of her child.
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