Corinne Tan live on in Aspen , Colorado , where she spends most of her time skiing , training her puppy to be a search - and - rescue frankfurter , and attempt to set a good model for her little sister , Gwynn . She ’s American Girl ’s 2022 " Girl of the Year " dolly — and the first - ever Formosan American summation to that line .
She ’s only the second Taiwanese American doll ever created byAmerican Girl . When the companionship released Julie Albright — a flower - power - urge preteenager growing up in San Francisco during the 1970s — as part of its diachronic collection in 2007 , her Chinese American best supporter , Ivy Ling , hit the mart , too . Julie is still uncommitted , but Ivy was quit in 2014 .
As a innovative - day character , Corinne face modern - day challenges , from adjusting to life sentence with a young stepdad to combating COVID - relatedanti - Asian racism . “ We knew it was important for Corinne ’s story to show the unfortunate rise in anti - Asian opinion across the U.S. since the pandemic , ” an American Girl spokeswoman said , perThe New York Times . The society is also donate $ 25,000 toAAPI Youth Rising , a nonprofit organization precede mostly by midway - school students working to raise cognisance about xenophobia and encourage educators to addAAPI historyto their curricula .
To write Corinne ’s account , American Girl enlistedWendy Wan - Long Shang , a halfway - tier author whose previous whole kit and boodle includeThe Great Wall of Lucy WuandThe Way Home Looks Now , among others .
“ What I really go for is that there is some part of Corinne ’s floor that makes reader feel seen , whether it ’s because they are Asian American , or they screw skiing , or because they ’re part of a blended sept , ” she said in aninterview for American Girl .
you could explore the Corinne Tan collectionhere .
[ h / tThe New York Times ]
