Teresa Hsiao (born May 26, 1985) is an American

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and producer best known for her work on the animated series ''

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'' and ''

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'' and for co-creating the sitcom ''

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''.

Background

Hsiao attended

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

, where she served on the board of Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business (HUWIB) and as

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of ''Make It Happen'', the organization's first national magazine. Hsiao co-founded Smart Woman Securities at Harvard with Tracy Britt Cool in 2006, and earned her degree in Economics in 2007.

Career

Hsiao has been a writer for ''

'', ''

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'' and ''

'', for which she was also a producer. ''

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'' published numerous articles written by Hsiao during 2012 through 2017. Hsiao is the co-creator and an executive producer on the television

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comedy ''

''. for which she had been in development with

Awkwafina Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, ''Yellow Ra ...

since 2016. The series was renewed for a second season on January 14, 2020, prior to the January 22 premiere of its first episode. More recently, Hsiao signed an overall deal with

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to develop comedy and animation for cable streaming platforms via her Red 136 Productions.

Personal life

In January 2017, Hsiao was among more than 2000 Harvard alumni to add their names to an open letter to fellow alumnus and Senior

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advisor

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, admonishing: "Truth. It is the guiding value of your alma mater; let it be a value in the

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as well."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hsiao, Teresa American television producers American women television producers American television writers Living people American women television writers American people of Taiwanese descent Harvard University alumni 1985 births American women writers of Chinese descent 21st-century American women