[2] Huang majored in journalism at the National Chengchi University in Taipei and then served in the military for two years.

[3] On April 24, 1970, Huang and his brother-in-law, Cheng Tzu-tsai, both members of the World United Formosans for Independence,[4] were involved in the assassination attempt [zh] of then-Vice Premier Chiang Ching-kuo (Chiang Kai-shek's son) in New York City.

[6] He pleaded guilty in a 1971 trial to charges of attempted murder and illegal possession of a firearm,[7] but was granted bail before sentencing, and fled the United States.

[12] Huang viewed his assassination attempt as an act of opposition to the United States war in Vietnam and as an anti-imperialist action, as he deemed the Taiwan government as an "accomplice of Washington.

[18][19] In 2012, he was given an Alumni Excellence Award by the National Chengchi University for his lifelong commitment to democracy, freedom, and social movements.