In October, Mattel-owned American Girl released a “Celebration of Cultures” collection of doll outfits and accessories for Lunar New Year, Eid al-Fitr, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. A wide range of representations of Christmas have been central to American Girl’s offerings since its creation as Pleasant Company in 1986. Outfits and accessories representing Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Lunar New Year were first offered in 1996. American Girl has also represented Native American beliefs and practices in historical fiction books and outfits since 2002. The “Celebration of Cultures” collection is particularly noteworthy because it includes American Girl’s first step toward representing Muslim Read more