Amy Chu
Amy Chu | |
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 Amy Chu at a panel discussion at Columbia University | |
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | USA |
Amy Chu is a Chinese American comic writer.[1][2][3] She started comic writing at 45 after a surprising career path.[1] The comic industry was mostly men when Chu started.[3] But, she has shown that women can be successful in comics too.[2] Chu has worked for DC and Marvel.[2] She is a role model in many ways.
Early Life/Personal Life
[change | change source]Amy Chu was born in Iowa.[2] She is Chinese American. She was one of the only Asian kids in town.[2] Because of this, she didn’t feel like she belonged. She was never interested in comics. Her dream growing up was to be a physicist. In interviews, she says she was very nerdy. Chu was on the chess team and the math team.[2][1] She wanted to play on the soccer team, too.[2] However, Chu’s school did not have a team for girls.[2] They also would not let her play on the boys’ team.[2] So, her parents sued and won.[2] But even though she was finally on the soccer team, other teams would not play with her.[2]
Chu lives in Princeton, New Jersey now. She is a mother of two children. They play soccer. She likes to shop, play video games, and have fun with Legos. She also enjoys drinking coffee and whiskey.
Education
[change | change source]Chu was part of a joint program with MIT and Wellesley.[2][1][3] She was one of the only women doing it.[1] She got a degree in Architecture.[2][1] She also got a degree in East Asian Studies.[2][1] Later on in her life, Chu went to Harvard Business School.[4][2][3] Years later, she took a course in creative/comic writing.[2]
Career
[change | change source]Chu did graphic design jobs in college.[1] Later, she took on consulting jobs.[2][1][3] She even had a job in Hong Kong.[2][1] In Hong Kong she worked at the Macau tourism office.[2] Pansy Ho was her boss.[1] Chu went back to America to go to business school. She then was a real consultant.[2] She worked for biotech companies.[1] Chu reunited with Georgia Lee.[1] Lee was an old friend of Chu.[1] She also graduated from Harvard.[2] Lee made films. She also wrote scripts for television. Lee asked for Chu’s help. She wanted to start a company. Lee wanted to encourage girls to be interested in comics.[2] Comics are often just for boys.[1] The company would change that. Chu agreed. [2] They co-founded Alpha Girls Comics together.[2] Chu decided to take a class in comic writing.[2] She was the only female taking the class.[1] It did not feel like she was welcome.[1] But, people loved the stories she wrote.[1] Soon Chu became a professional comic book writer.[1] She went on to work for big name companies like DC and Marvel.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 "Comic Book Writer Amy Chu's Unconventional Career." Girls Like You and Me.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 Rosenbaum, S. I. (2019-04-05). "The Comic-Book Storyteller". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "'Ant-Man' author to write comic about Seoul". koreatimes. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ↑ O'Toole Murnin, Terence. "Amy Chu MBA '99." Harvardwood. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2021-12-15.