Ying Hui has a master’s degree from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, which she attended on a Sié Fellowship. She enjoyed hiking and skiing in the Rocky Mountains, and has been missing these activities ever since she returned home. Before graduate school, she worked at CNBC, where she produced the guest rundown for The Call and Straight Talk. Her by-lines have appeared in the Asian Correspondent and Al Jazeera. She is currently working as a research assistant with the Arts, Culture and Media research cluster at the Institute of Policy Studies.