The first black Barbie was released in 1980, 21 years after Barbie’s founding, and the first Asian Barbie, called Oriental Barbie, was released the next year in 1981 as part of Barbie’s “global safari ...

Every type of Barbie¨ was on display for sale at the 2017 National Barbie¨ Doll Collectors Convention Saturday, July 22, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Houston in Houston.

Mattel finally got around to starting its own multiethnic line in 1980, launching “Dolls of the World” collection—including costumed “Oriental Barbie,” which had long black hair, a red ...

The first Indian Barbie was released in 1982, only one year after Mattel released "Oriental Barbie," as a part of the Barbie Dolls of the World collection.

In Asia, the Barbie brand is not deeply entrenched, ... like the 1981 Oriental Barbie or the 1967 Colored Francie. But other than the fact that there is a brunette version, ...

As the Seoul Arts Center hosts an exhibit about Barbie dolls, The Asia Pages reminisces about her first encounters and swift disappointment with “Oriental Barbie.” Global Voices stands out as one of ...

The first Asian doll by the manufacturer was coined ‘Oriental Barbie’ in 1981 and can be seen as problematic today as the doll was dressed in an outfit that was a mishmash of Chinese, ...