Born ethnic Chinese in South Korea, Michelle is a proud immigrant "takeout kid" who grew up working in her family's Chinese restaurant. A former editor at InStyle and Shape, she is an advocate whose writings on the intersection of Asian American identity, body image and mental health have been featured in Reader's Digest, HuffPost, NBC News, CNN, InStyle, Shondaland and more.

When Michelle's not answering to her hilarious kiddo and demanding co-writer (a scrappy rescue pup), she's working on her memoir, Phoenix Girl: How a Fat Asian with Bipolar Found Love, forthcoming from Fifth Avenue Press. So, she's putting her expensive MBA to good use. In addition to writing, she loves exploring new areas with her family and smoking up the kitchen with spicy recipes.