SenLinYu

SenLinYu grew up near Portland, Oregon, in a conservative Christian family with six brothers. Their mother was a former professional ballerina and their father an evangelical pastor. SenLinYu is half Japanese. Their mother was born to a Japanese family interred in American concentration camps during the second world war, despite holding US citizenship. SenLinYu was home-schooled and went on to attend a Christian college. They graduated with a degree in classical arts and culture. During childhood, SenLinYu and their siblings had a strict conservative upbringing and were not allowed to read the Harry Potter books leading SenLinYu to covertly read Harry Potter fan fictions on the family computer. After reading the Harry Potter books as a young adult, they were motivated to write their own fanfiction including themes and characters more prevalent in fan works.