His father, Panama's ambassador to the ROC Carlos Yap Ch., was originally involved in aquatic stockbreeding, and like the typical Chinese parent modestly devoted his income to the furtherance of his children's education.
葉思良的父親、現任巴拿馬駐中華民國大使的葉祿生，原本從事魚蝦養殖業，而正像典型的中國父母一樣，謙和安靜、一心為家庭奉獻的葉祿生，把自己的辛勤所得全部投資到子女的教育上。