From 2015 to 2020, he starred as the lead actor in the ABC television series Fresh Off the Boat portraying Eddie Huang.

[3][4][5] Up until 2015, Yang attended NEST+M (New Explorations into Science Technology + Math) and The New York Performing Arts Academy's "FutureStar" Program.

[9] Fresh Off the Boat, adapted from the memoir by chef Eddie Huang, was picked up by ABC on May 10, 2014,[10] and premiered on February 4, 2015, with the first of the two preview episodes garnering 7.93 million viewers, becoming the second highest rated comedy premiere that season.

[11] He appeared on The View on February 3, 2015, ahead of the show's debut[12] and portrayed Henry in the mystery drama film The Sisterhood of Night.

[13] In 2018, Yang and his father invested in a Vietnamese restaurant in Los Angeles, California.