Dr. Yang became involved with the business of international trading in consumer and industrial products in 1976. In 1985, Dr. Yang founded Asia Chemical Corp., Inc. Through his leadership, Asia Chemical has grown to what it is today.

Dr. Yang personally believes in sharing his success and time with the community. In promoting the business interest of the Asian community, specifically Taiwanese community, Dr. Yang proactively organized and formed Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (TCCGH) in 1987, which he subsequently served as President. In 1988, he pushed for the formation of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of North America (TCCNA) and then was elected as its President in 1989. TCCNA has over 15,000 members today with very successful business leaders in various industries. Since 1994, Asia Chemical has been servicing as a United Way campaign pacesetter every year. In 1995, Dr. Yang agreed to be the chair of the Asia/ Pacific Islander Community Campaign of United Way of Texas Gulf Coast and raised a 50% increase from the year before. In 1996, he was elected to join the Board of Trustees of United Way of Texas Gulf Coast. Today, Dr. Yang also serves on the Board of Trustees on American Leadership Forum as well as YMCA of Greater Houston. In addition, he serves on the Advisory Board of the Chinese Community Center and the Advisory Board to the Bayou Connection with the University of Houston Downtown.

Dr. Yang’s active community involvements have earned him some of the most prestigious recognitions such as an appointment by President of Taiwan to be one of the commissioners in the Overseas Chinese Commission and a mayoral announcement of George Yang Day by the honorable Houston mayor, Mr. Bob Lanier. He also received United Way of Texas Gulf Coast’s Outstanding Volunteer Achievement Award in 1997. Asia Chemical also was selected as winner and recipient of the Second Annual outstanding Overseas Taiwanese Entrepreneur in 2000 from the government of Taiwan, Republic of China. In 2004, he was announced Asia Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the year. That same year, Dr. Yang was featured on Houston’s channel 39 WBN as one of Houston’s unsung heroes.