Margaret Mah was born in Shanghai, China and moved to Hong Kong at a young age with her family and continued her education in Hong Kong. She majored in accounting in college. Prior to immigrating to the United States a few years ago, she was a manager for a Japan Watch Company. Currently, she is a professional tax accountant as well as a Chinese calligraphy instructor for students in a New Jersey Chinese school. She is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Japanese, and English. Her hobbies include Chinese calligraphy, tennis, sewing, knitting, and cooking.