Debra Wong Yang

Debra Wong Yang
Born	1959 (age 57–58) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Pitzer College Boston College
Occupation	Lawyer, Judge
Political party	Republican

Debra Wong Yang (Chinese: 楊黃金玉; pinyin: Yáng Huáng Jīnyù) was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California. She was appointed in May 2002 by President George W. Bush, who made her the first Asian American woman to serve as a United States Attorney. In 2009, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa nominated Yang to a vacancy on the Los Angeles Police Commission. In 2016, she was listed as the potential choice for SEC Chief in Donald Trump's cabinet.

In 1959, Yang was born in Los Angeles, California. Yang's parents are Cantonese. Yang's father was a successful CPA. The family later moved to Eagle Rock.

In 1981, Yang received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Pitzer College. In 1985, Yang received her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.

Yang served as President of the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles, where she played an instrumental role in the creation of this new landmark for Southern California. Yang was a founding member and officer of the first Asian American Bar Association in Chicago, and she has been an officer and board member of the Southern California Chinese Lawyer Association.

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