Born and raised in Semarang, Central Java (Indonesia), she moved to Taiwan alone in 2001 to work as a caregiver. In 2004, she married her husband who is Taiwanese, and she has been a resident ever since. Today, she hosts the Happy United Nations program on National Education Radio (Taipei), and she won the Educational and Cultural Program Host Award in 2015. Alongside her job, she is actively involved in social work where she helps migrant workers and immigrants resolve their job and life-related issues. She has served as editor of the multilingual magazine 4-Way News, hosted events such as Eid festivities and singing competitions for immigrants, and she has also made guest appearances as an actress.