About the Author

Aiko Chikaba was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. She graduated from Kyoto University's faculty of letters. For nearly a decade Aiko was a director for NHK, Japan's premier TV channel. She moved to work in New York City where she also studied graphic design at NYU. In New York, she married a third-generation Japanese-Mexican, a grandson of Mitsuko Kasuga. The couple settled in San Francisco Bay Area where she currently works as a creative director.