Broad and High
ARTifacts: Japanese Friendship Doll
Clip: Season 2 Episode 34 | 3m 26s
Japan sent 58 “friendship dolls” to America in the 1920, one is at Ohio History Center.
In the 1920s, U.S. immigration restrictions created a strained relationship with Japan. In an effort to promote goodwill and ease cultural tensions, an American missionary in Japan initiated an exchange of dolls between children. Japan sent 58 “friendship dolls” to America, each one representing a specific Japanese city or region. The doll known as Miss Osaka is at the Ohio History Center.
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Broad and High
ARTifacts: Japanese Friendship Doll
Clip: Season 2 Episode 34 | 3m 26s
In the 1920s, U.S. immigration restrictions created a strained relationship with Japan. In an effort to promote goodwill and ease cultural tensions, an American missionary in Japan initiated an exchange of dolls between children. Japan sent 58 “friendship dolls” to America, each one representing a specific Japanese city or region. The doll known as Miss Osaka is at the Ohio History Center.
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