Ivy Ling, 1974
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Ivy Ling is a Chinese American girl who also lives in San Francisco. Her solo book is entitled “Good Luck, Ivy” by children’s author Lisa Yee. The book is set in May/June 1976 and focuses on Ivy’s conflict with gymnastic competition obligations and her family traditions and responsibilities. The “Looking Back” section in her book is about Chinese-American history.
The Ivy doll debuted with Julie, thus being the first “Best Friend” doll to be released with the main character. Ivy is also the first Asian doll in the historical collection. Ivy has Jess’ face mold, straight black shoulder-length hair with bangs, brown eyes, and removable earrings. She has a very limited collection to date, including only one extra outfit.