Mengxi Seeley is a 1.5-generation-immigrant born in China and raised in Utah. After earning a BA in International Relations at Brigham Young University, she completed an MA in East Asian Studies at Stanford University. With research skills in both Chinese and English, she is a published translator of many academic articles on Chinese history. She also actively participates in writing conferences, including teaching at the Storymakers Conference and leading the “Diversity Ink” group. When not writing, she enjoys gardening, running, and over-analyzing movies with her family. Mengxi lives in Virginia with two little princesses and an absent-minded professor.