Ying Chang Compestine (born March 8, 1963[1]) is a Chinese American author, speaker, television host and chef.

[1] She also worked a food editor for Martha Stewart’s Body + Soul magazine[7] and is a contributor for Cooking Light, EatingWell, Self, and Men's Health.

[15][16] Her picture book, Growing Up Under a Red Flag (2024), illustrated by Xinmei Liu, is a memoir recounting her childhood during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

It has received three "starred reviews" from the School Library Journal,[17] Publisher's Weekly,[18] and Booklist[19] as well as high praise from the Wall Street Journal,[20] Kirkus Reviews,[21] Book Riot,[22] the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California,[23] Mother's Magazine,[24] Bay Area News Group,[25] ArcaMax Publishing,[26] and more.

Her picture book, Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu (2024) illustrated by Crystal Kung, has received praise from Kirkus Reviews,[29] Publisher's Weekly,[30] and the School Library Journal.

She presents on a wide variety of topics, from Rising above Adversity, about her life in China during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, healthy living and cooking, to writing/publishing books.

This includes her Writer-in-Residence Program, where she spends one to two weeks working with students and teachers to inspire growth in reading and writing.