She and her brother was brought up by her mother and they worked hard to climb up the social ladder through education - Yang was pursuing her Master’s degree in Shanghai and her brother is pursuing his Doctor’s at Peking University.
Yeye na kaka yake walilelewa na mama ambaye ilimpasa kufanya kazi sana ili kuwasaidia watoto wake kupanda daraja kupitia elimu - Yang alikuwa akisoma shahada ya uzamili katika Chuo Kikuu cha Shanghai wakati kaka yake anasoma shahada ya udaktari katika Chuo Kikuu cha Peking.