How An Immigrant And A Stanford Graduate Founded Yahoo.
Do you remember when the internet was just coming up and it was leaning on Yahoo? Im sure you are familiar with Yahoo and how it served as the road to the internet's popularity during its first few years. Now, did you know that the co-founder of this well-known search engine was actually an immigrant? His name is Jerry Yang. His story will fascinate you. So, how did Jerry rise from being a mere immigrant to being the founder of one of the biggest search engines in the tech world? Let's find out.
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Jerry Yang was born in the city of Taipei, Taiwan, in 1968. Both his parents were English teachers, but Jerry's father died when he was only two. He recalls his grandmother, who played a huge role while Jerry and his siblings were growing up. Although he lost his father early, he grew up in a wonderful home and a well-bonded family.
During the '70s, when Taiwan was economically incompetent and life was uncertain, his family decided to move to the United States, where his aunt, who married a Chinese American, was waiting for them.
Jerry recalled their emigration to the United States as something that he was not aware of. He was in the fourth grade at that time, and all he was told was to pack his stuff.
As a kid, he felt all kinds of emotions, from anxiety to excitement. Once he landed in Los Angeles, he was seemingly fascinated to see people of different races and nationalities.
It's ironic how Jerry Yang grew up with a mother who was an English teacher, but the only English word he knew at the time was 'shoe.'
But the great thing about Jerry is how he persevered in learning English, and in three years, the soon-to-be tech mogul was able to speak the language fluently. He excelled in class, was elected as the student body president, and graduated high school at the top of his class.
Jerry pursued a degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University while working part-time to support his studies. He completed his master's and bachelor's degree in just four years.
During his time at Stanford, he met David Filo, whom he worked with to create websites that led them to the famous Yahoo. From then, Jerry gave up his Ph.D. at Stanford to focus on Yahoo.

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