It's an interesting question of WHICH Asian race to make the new historical. I'm speaking as someone who is 1/4 Native American, and I am very happy that there is a Native American American Girl, even if Kaya is not from the same Nation as my ancestors were. It's good for every Native American Nation, not just Nez Pierce. I would hope that Asian Americans would feel the same way whether the doll was Japanese, Chinese, etc.