Her eldest sister, Min Huifen, was nicknamed the "Queen of Erhu."
Her brother, Min Lekang (闵乐康), is a national first-class conductor and music professor.
[1] Min performed as a pipa soloist for the Nanjing National Music Orchestra from 1980 to 1992.
She emigrated to the United States in 1992, first settling in San Francisco, California.
[2] She has worked with numerous contemporary composers, including Chen Yi, Zhou Long, Carl Stone, Anthony De Ritis, Marc Battier, and John Zorn.