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Alina Chau 周曉芬 is an acclaimed author and illustrator. She worked in the animation and gaming industries for a decade, with credits including best-selling games, and most notably the Emmy Award-winning Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series.
Alina Chau is a storyteller with a paintbrush. Having grown up in Hong Kong in an Indonesian-Chinese family during the British colonial era, her creative vision is a fusion of diverse cultures.
Alina has achieved great success in the world of children’s literature. Her debut graphic novel, Marshmallow and Jordan, won awards nationally and internationally.
Alina is also one of our contributors to the Make Us Visible Florida Asian American Pacific Islander Coloring Workbook, coming soon! Available at 
Make Us Visible
I enjoyed our conversation about her immigrant experience and how she overcame her hardships. I was also fascinated to hear her explanation of Chinese calligraphy and how it relates to kung fu!
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