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ABOUT US

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Welcome to Asians in Animation, a fun and friendly global community!

Founded in 2020, Asians in Animation, also known as AIA and AnimAsians, is a community-powered 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the celebr-Asian and support of the Asian animation community.

​Asians in Animation is committed to the
 Elevation and the Celebration of Asian stories, Asian-led work, and the many cultures and diversity that spans the entire continent of Asia. Our organization provides information, stories, resources, and perspectives, but most importantly, Asians in Animation champions the worldwide Asian animation community.

Our Story

AIA began first and foremost through friendship. Starting out in their first industry roles, friends and founders Brandon, Lexie, Joshua, and Olivia noticed that there was no group or organization dedicated to Asians who work in animation. They instead relied on each other for professional advice, support, and guidance, but thought, "how great would it be to have this friendship and camaraderie with our larger Asian community?" Thus, Asians in Animation was born. 

Our Mission

Our mission at AIA is to create space and support the global Asian animation community through their entire careers.

By creating more access to industry education, targeted talent development, and a streamlined communication channel between Asian animation communities all across the globe, we want to empower Asian creatives to advance in their careers, take pride in their heritage, and, be the ones who get to tell their communities' stories on the animated screen.

Meet Our Leadership

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Lexie Chu
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Founder / President
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Brandon Bui
​Founder
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Olivia Stark
​Founder / Advisory Board
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​Joshua Kwan
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Founder / Advisory Board
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Operations Leadership

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Andrea Kutcher
Head of Operations
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Dani Yuan
Director of Volunteers
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Patricia Deogracias
Assoc. Director of Volunteers
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Vivian Le
Director of Recruiting
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Sophie Martinez
Recruiting Coordinator

Community Leadership

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Mason Tran
Community Chair
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​Whitney Hii
​Community Director
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Beverley Abernathy
Director of Membership
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Creative Leadership

External Relations Leadership

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Saira Umar
​Creative Chair / Writers Group Program Lead
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Alice Jiang
Creative Director
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Alisha Syed
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​External Relations Chair
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Katie Dizon
​External Relations Director
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Communications Leadership

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Michelle Honeyman
​Communications Chair
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Sara Marigomen
Director of Communications
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Sarah Liu
Director of Marketing
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Clara Hao
Marketing Coordinator
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Leadership Alumni: Kalos Chu, Kingsley Song, Nanami Yokota, Tiffany Yu, Emily Schield
Our community includes early career candidates, industry professionals, and industry veterans from all over the world.
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