Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today we're exploring the cultural and historical journey of Dakko-chan, a once-beloved Japanese doll that became the center of an important conversation about racial representation.

Here is a list of my sources for those who would like to learn more about this topic. Please be aware of some dated and potenially offensive language in the older articles:

I would especially like to thank Professor Erica Kanesaka for this insightful piece on Dako-Chan:
-https://read.dukeupress.edu/positions/article-abstract/30/1/159/293531/Racist-Attachments-Dakko-chan-Black-Kitsch-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext


-digitaljournal.com/life/japanese-toymaker-comes-under-fire-for-a-racist-doll/article/32149?fbclid=PARlRTSANG7eNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABp6zN8QG1pnGYLfKUMm-sqF9jKY2m5KSSnr30RdghOt0pRGN_6Aj54u5c-S-9_aem_aySI7lTGA3VEsjVoj_z1QQ

-https://
ja.m.wikipedia.org/wikil/ダッコちゃ
ん

-time.com/archive/6872262/japan-dakkochan-delirium

-hellokitty.fandom.com/wiki/Sambo_and_Hannah

-jacl.org

-web.archive.org/web/20070506202648/http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/news/2005/sengo60/sengo6/01.html

-ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%92%E4%BA%BA%E5%B7%AE%E5%88%A5%E3%82%92%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8F%E3%81%99%E4%BC%9A


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