The newest doll launched by American Girl as part of its BeForever doll collection is Nanea Mitchell—a Hawaiian girl growing up in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1941. Nanea’s story focuses on the bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II and the courage of islanders who lived in the home-front. In creating the Nanea books and product collection, American Girl worked closely with a five-member advisory board—including an eyewitness to the Pearl Harbor attack—who provided their expertise in Hawaiian culture and history to inform all aspects of Nanea’s development.
Standing 18 inches tall, Nanea (nah-NAY-ah) Mitchell has big hazel eyes, wavy dark-brown hair and island tanned skin. She is wearing a bright red shirt with Hawaiian houses on it, Sailor-style moku shorts, sandals and a faux-hibiscus hair clip. With posable and moveable body parts she is the perfect playmate. Her hair is probably my favorite because it is so long and fun to style.
