The Chinese Society of Inventors was interested in giving him an award for his extraordinary work, but Yang politely refused it as being "too much trouble." Once when selected one of the ten most outstanding inventors in the nation, he had the chance to meet the president, but he declined, mentioning a dislike of "standing in the spotlight."
發明家協會有意因他的非凡成就頒獎給他，被他以「太麻煩」婉拒了；他也曾經有機會因身列中華民國十大傑出發明家第一名，而晉見總統，卻因為「不愛出鋒頭」而放棄。