Yang, born into a poor family, had to undergo sorrow as a stateless nation before the liberation of the country, being subject to all sorts of humiliation and insult.

She could lead a happy and worthwhile life after President Kim Il Sung liberated the country.

Out of her mind to repay the favors by the Party and the socialist system, she dedicated herself to the country's textile industrial sector. Even after being a pensioner, she had voluntarily done good things helpful to the country's economy.