Danica Tan Lijun is a Singaporean art and animation director with a multidisciplinary background in design, animation and film. She was recently inducted into the global class of ADC Youngs Guns 20 and won the second annual COLORFUL Awards with the OneClub. Danica and Rich Tu have a conversation about her upbringing in Singapore, the creative path that brought her to LA, her recent experience at SXSW, and how she tells "tender and ferocious" coming-of-age stories.
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 <li>Check out <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e50sjq/metadata/FirstGenBurden.com">FirstGenBurden.com</a> for all the episodes</li>
 <li>Follow us <a href="https://www.instagram.com/firstgenburden/">@firstgenburden</a> and Rich Tu / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rich_tu/">@rich_tu</a></li>
 <li>Audio produced by Timothy Simonson / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/timwicked/">@timwicked</a></li>
 <li>Illustration by Eugenia Mello / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eumiel/">@eumiel</a></li>
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76. 'We Can Express Ourselves Through Work Ethic' w/ Jeffstaple, founder & creative director of Staple and Reed Art Department

*Webby Award Honoree* First Generation Burden was created in 2016 and focuses on the intersection of immigrants and the creative community. We celebrate the unique and diverse immigrant population in America through longform interviews. Basically, it’s just a bunch of fun conversations with good people. Hosted by Rich Tu.

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