Eugene Lee Yang is the star of ‘The Try Guys’, an American YouTube channel featuring him and three other triceratops, Keith Habersberger, Ned Fulmer and Zach Kornfield. The trio was founded at BuzzFeed in 2014. They later split from the internet media company in 2018. Since then, they have enjoyed great success, expanding the company and now have several employees.
Now, since we told you that he is dating Matthew McLean, let’s take a look at who his two sisters Christie Yang and Whitney Yang are.
Who are the Eugene Lee Yang sisters?
Eugene Lee Yang is the only son of Korean immigrants Min-Yeong Lee and Jae-hong Yang. However, he has two older sisters, Christie Yang and Whitney Yang. So Eugene is the middle child in a family of two siblings.
Additionally, Eugene seems to have a very good relationship with his sisters.
Despite being busy with their lives and careers, the Yang siblings still seem to make time to reunite and bond with each other every now and then.
Their father, Jae Hong Yang, is no longer with us. Before his death in August 2020 at the age of 75, he was a family physician in Austin, Texas, and received his medical degree from Catholic University College of Medicine.
The late patriarch and his Yang mother, Min-Young, divorced when Eugene was just 13. But looking back, Eugene says the separation helped each family member become much more open.
After the divorce, the late artist Jae Hong married Brenda Jacks and his children from his previous marriage also became close to her.
In 2020, Eugene also shared about his journey of accepting his sexual orientation from his conservative, Christian, Korean mother to the point where she felt comfortable enough to start asking him about sexual positions.
So, you know, Eugene’s mom is 71 years old in July 2022 and she doesn’t look like it at all.
Meet Eugene Lee Yang Sister, Christie Yang
In the photo above, to the right of Eugene is his sister, Christie Yang.
Christie is a mission-driven charity lawyer with a combination of corporate and in-house litigation experience. Throughout her career, she has specialized in commercial litigation and handled complex legal matters for Fortune 500 companies including Apple, Toshiba and Osram.
From 2002 to 2006, she studied at Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts and Cum Laude in Art History. Then, from 2006 to 2009, she earned an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Texas. And only then was she able to obtain her license to practice law from the Supreme Court of the United States.
Christie Yang celebrates her birthday on August 8, which makes her a Leo. Also, she was born in 1983. So, she turns 39 in 2022. Furthermore, we now know that she is a few years older than her brother, who turned 36 on January 18, 2022.
According to LinkedIn, Christie Yang continues to work full-time at Walton Family Foundation as General Counsel, since 2022. She joined this charitable fundraising service in December 2019.
Previously, she worked at Brookings Institution for nearly five years.
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Is Christie Yang married?
In a 2015 IG post, Eugene mentioned how he ruined all of his sister’s “amazing” and “beautiful” wedding photos and that he still can’t wait to ruin all the other great things she does in life.
Eugene also teased multiple times about his sister’s stunning ceremony at Versailles in 2014, so Christie may have been married around that time. If she’s still married today, that’s unclear.
Meet Eugene Lee Yang’s Sister, Whitney Yang
Eugene Lee Yang’s younger sister Whitney Yang is younger than him. Therefore, she is the youngest in the Yang family.
“Sister”, back when Eugene passed 20K IG followers, told him that he probably got them from his dogs. This is an example of how Eugene’s family has always controlled him. (Fast forward to 2022 and Eugene’s followers have grown to 2.4 million.)
Whitney L Yang was born in March 1988. So she will turn 34 in 2022.
In May 2021, Whitney Yang began working full-time as a GoogleCorporate Sales Director.
So, including this, she has over 10 years of corporate and partnership sales experience. According to her LinkedIn, she also takes pride in supporting causes and people she believes in and excels at being prepared, rigorous, and detail-oriented when tackling tough issues.
Unlike her sister Christie, Whitney Yang never got married before 2022. However, she seems to have had someone special in her life for a very long time.
Related FAQs
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Where do Eugene Lee Yang sisters live?
As of 2022, Christie Yang lives around Washington, DC, and Whitney lives around Denver, Colorado. While both she and Eugene were born and raised in Pflugerville, Texas. Growing up there, the Yang family was one of the few Asian Americans in their community. And Eugene struggled with body image issues and low self-esteem.
Still, the Yang siblings always felt proud when listening to their immigrant parents’ stories — how they risked everything and worked tirelessly to give them a better life, and so much more.
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Are Eugene Lee Yang sisters on Instagram?
Indeed. Eugene Lee Yang’s sister can be found on Instagram (as well as Facebook) as of 2022.
Whitney’s @whitneyleayang IG account has 91 posts and 2,629 followers, while Christie’s @_prettyeats_ account has 132 posts and 2,121 followers.