About Karen Chau
Born 1977. Karen Chau is an American artist, known for Ni Hao, Kai-Lan.
Karen Kai-Lan Chau is an American artist. In 2008, she created her own TV series for Nickelodeon, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan is based on the childhood memories of Chau, growing up in a bicultural (Chinese-American) household. Her childhood included several years in Plano, Texas as a student at Plano Senior High School, before her family settled in Los Angeles. The Ni Hao, Kai-Lan series was nominated for an Emmy award in spring 2010. Chau has been the director of intellectual property development for Disney since 2014.
Chau graduated with a degree in digital art from the University of California, Irvine, in 2000. She is also a painter and sculptor whose 2D and 3D work was shown for the first time in New York City in 2010.
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American artist
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Karen Chau is known for Ni Hao, Kai-Lan.
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