[2] The daughter of Korean immigrants, she was born in Glendale, California and raised in Greater Los Angeles.
[3] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Riverside in 2010.
[4] Shin has worked on various Democratic political campaigns, including as finance director for then-Senator Kamala Harris.
[3] Shin serves on the Tysons Transportation District Service Advisory Board for Fairfax County.
[6] She announced a primary campaign against Delegate Ibraheem Samirah for District 86 in 2021.