



By Louis Chan

AsAmNews National Correspondent

If you have children, you might be familiar with the Uglydoll. The line of popular plush toys was created by Sun Min and David Horvath in 2001.

Their next big project is Dream Big Friends. They want to make Yuna, an Asian American doll, the first in a series of diverse dolls. They believe Yuna may be the first Asian American doll to lead a popular toy line.

Yuna loves robots, science, travel, rockets, arts, design. Her dream is to run a company to design rockets that will one day go to Mars.

Dream Big Friends is all about creating a “unique personality,” according to a company promotional video. The dolls emphasize “inspirational and imaginative play” filled with “infinite possibilities.”

The dolls have “real body types” with rich backgrounds to encourage kids all around the world.

Min and Horvath have launched a Kickstarter campaign to get their project going.

They’ve raised more than $33,000 so far with the goal of raising $175,000 by January 3.

In their pitch, the pair writes:

The goal was to create a series of dolls based on characters that are as smart, funny, inquisitive and rambunctious as the kids we all know in our daily lives, and develop a story where these individuals live and grow. Out of that dream, Yuna and the Dream Big Friends were born as companions for kids all over the world.

Instead of focusing on fashion or action, we focused on aspiration, fun, and producing a creative play experience through exploration of the world around us. We set out to make something that we would feel genuinely GOOD about presenting to the entire planet, as well as to our own children.

We did not wish to cover our dolls in makeup or introduce them in the latest high fashion trends. We wanted to allow each character’s unique qualities to shine through, packed with the basic things they would have on an average day when extraordinary things can happen. Our doll’s primary accessory is possibility!

For more information, check out their Kickstarter page.

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