Редактирование: Andrew Yang (раздел)

== Early life and education ==
Yang was born in Schenectady, New York, to immigrant parents from Taiwan.<ref>Hughs, Steve. [https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Schenectady-native-stumps-for-president-in-Latham-13512632.php Schenectady native stumps for president in Latham], ''Times Union''. January 6, 2019</ref> His parents met while they were both in graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley.<ref>https://vimeo.com/316922117</ref> His father graduated with a Ph.D. in physics and worked in the research labs of [[IBM]] and [[General Electric]], generating over 69 patents in his career. His mother graduated with a Master's Degree in Statistics and later became an artist.

Yang attended Phillips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in New Hampshire. He graduated from Exeter in 1992 and went on to attend Brown University,<ref name=":1"> Seligson, Hannah. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/business/no-six-figure-pay-but-making-a-difference.html No Six-Figure Pay, but Making a Difference] ''The New York Times''</ref> earning a BA in Economics.<ref name=":2">[http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/09/andrew_yang_venture_for_americ.html Andrew Yang, Venture for America founder, will help showcase Cleveland's startup scene]</ref> After Brown University, Yang attended Columbia Law School in New York City, where he earned a JD.<ref name=":2" />