Sophia Niu has called the Bay Area her home since the 1970's when she and her family moved here from New York City. She spent her formative years in Cupertino, the heart of Silicon Valley, and now resides in Alameda.

Sophia is a first generation Chinese-American, fluent in Mandarin, who discovered the East Bay when attending Cal Berkeley. The diversity in population, architecture, and neighborhoods instantly captivated her. Her thirst for knowled...