During her journalism career, Miya has traveled plenty, including covering stories in New York, Washington, D.C. and even filing stories from Germany in 2001. Along the way, she's garnered a few awards. They range from awards for medical reporting in Alabama, to coverage of the hard news events from the Associated Press in Michigan.

Although originally from Beijing, China, Miya is a high school graduate of the Oklahoma School of Science and Math and a Cum Laude graduate of Syracuse University. She is fluent in Chinese and an active member of the Asian American Journalist Association.

Away from her day job, Miya's interests include theater, dance, and getting involved with the local Chinese community. She loves to travel and explore the world whenever she can, and the rest of the time, try to keep the fish in her aquarium alive and swimming!