About 100 first-generation kids got a surprise in San Francisco's Chinatown on Sunday.
The children were given dolls and books that reflect what they look like, and their cultural background.
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WATCH HEREElenor Mak, the founder of "Jilly Bing" dolls, which are Asian American, said she got the idea to design her own doll after becoming a mom and not finding a doll that looked like her daughter. She remembers going everywhere with her doll as a child, but it affected her image of beauty.
“She had blonde hair, blue eyes, and I aspired to be like my doll,” she said. “Now that I’m a mom, I wanted a different story for my little girl, beautiful just as they are.”
In addition to the "You Belong" dolls, the children were given a copy of "Becoming Boba" by Joanna Ho and "Martee Dares to Dance" by Harry Shum Jr. and Shelby Rabara.
Shum even read the book aloud to the audience.
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