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Recognition

Galas & recognition.

A few of the rooms I’ve been honored to speak in and be recognized at.


Giving back

Apex for Youth gave me something no scholarship line can capture: the feeling that I belong in any room I walk into, whether it’s a gala full of celebrities and finance executives or a podium in front of 2,300 people. That kind of confidence is a gift someone else paid for, and I intend to return it with interest. When Ignius becomes a centicorn, a real portion of that is going back to Apex, so the next kid from Brooklyn walks into their first gala already knowing they belong there.

Speaking & being honored.

Yang delivering the Generation Fearless keynote at a podium before a seated Apex for Youth audience

Apex for Youth · Generation Fearless

Yang in a suit at the AAAIM Lunar New Year Gala 2026 backdrop

AAAIM Lunar New Year Gala 2026

Yang speaking into a microphone at the Apex for Youth Inspiration Awards reception

Apex for Youth · 33rd Inspiration Awards Appreciation Reception

Yang laughing with fellow Apex for Youth mentors covered in shaving cream pies at the Closing Day Ceremony

Apex for Youth · Closing Day Ceremony at Riverdale HS