Haruko Hayakawa&nbsp;is a CG artist and creative director who talk herself 3D when she was 13 years old. She recently took the leap as an independent artist and has worked with clients like Tom Ford, 88Rising, SKKN, and Bon Appétit.&nbsp;Haruko and Rich Tu talk about how her Japanese culture and food styling influence her work, the challenges of going independent, entering Web3, and how she learned 3D modeling from Gundam spec sheets.
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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>
 <li>Recorded at Canal Street Market, thanks to DesGin for their support</li>
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79. 'If I'm Gathering a Gang, I'm Getting Librarians' w/ Lauren Tamaki, Illustrator and Author

*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.

Check out FirstGenBurden.com for all the episodes.
Follow us at @firstgenburden and @rich_tu