Gene Yu

Gene Yu (Chinese: 余靖) is a United States Military Academy graduate, former U.S. Army Special Forces officer and author. He wrote the book Yellow Green Beret: Stories of an Asian-American Stumbling Around U.S. Army Special Forces (series)|Yellow Green Beret: Stories of an Asian-American Stumbling Around U.S. Army Special Forces Vols. 1 to 3, under the pen name of Chester Wong, a semi-autobiographical and comedic take on his time in the Green Berets.

He is also the nephew of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and was instrumental in the negotiation and release of Taiwanese citizen Evelyn Chang (Chang An-wei), from Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines.