A Bay Area mother launched a line of Asian dolls in San Francisco Sunday to fill a gap on the toy shelf.
Elenor Mak said the idea for the company came to her last year when her daughter wanted a new doll, but couldn’t find any that looked like her. to create a line of dolls that resemble real Asian-American children. Jilly is derived from the name of Mak’s daughter, Jillian, while bing comes from the Mandarin word for cookie.
Get San Diego local news, weather forecasts, sports and lifestyle stories to your inbox.“She just gasped in delight,” Mak said. “She’s like ‘Jilly, that’s me. she looks like me.’ She pointed at the doll’s black eyes, black hair. She says ‘Black, like me, like Jilly. She looks like me.’ She hugged the doll so hard.”The dolls will be available online starting on August 1.
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