Rin-rin Yu is a journalist, writer, editor, and photographer who has won many awards for her work. She enjoys writing fiction and creative essays based on her observations and experiences as an American-born Chinese. During the day, she works for Duke University as an assistant vice president in the marketing and communications department. Previously, she was editor-in-chief of publications at Howard University. She is also principal and co-founder of the Silver Media Group, a strategic marketing and content consultancy.

Born and raised in the New York City suburb of Scarsdale, Rin-rin currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland with her husband and two children.