My name is Samong Yang, and I was born and raised in Spokane, Washington to refugee Hmong parents that fled The Secret War. By the time I was born in 1997, my family had already established a foundation in the outdoors which naturally became a big part of my life. At the age of 4, my dad took me on my first hunting trip which took place in North Central Washington where we were hunting for Blue Grouse. During the seasons where we did not hunt, my family would make fishing and camping trips to various locations. The early engagement of hunting and fishing in life helped set the path of where I would end up for a career. 

In 2011, I received an iPod Touch as a Christmas present which allowed me to begin taking pictures and video. My YouTube journey began with my backyard chickens which was my main hobby outside of hunting and fishing at the time. Over time, my love of filming seeped into my hunting and fishing adventures. In 2016, I started a YouTube channel, Samong Outdoors, where I posted my hunting and fishing videos. I would hunt, fish, film, and produce content outside of school and homework. 

In 2020, I graduated from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Marketing and a Minor in Economics. During the time of my graduation, it was impossible to find any job as the world was still shut down due to the pandemic. The lack of opportunity pointed me in one direction — continue to produce content for my YouTube channel.

In 2021, I went all in on my YouTube channel with hopes to make it work as a full-time job as the world was slowly reopening. Even with the effort that I put in, I found myself in a stressful place at the end of the year where I could not call content creation my full-time job. This led me to two options — get a job or take a risk and grind out another year on YouTube. With a supportive father, I took the risk to continue pursuing content creation in 2022, and it paid off. I was able to pursue content creation as a full-time gig! As of today, I am a full-time content creator and a small business owner. 

LIFE OUTSIDE YOUTUBE

Church consumes a large quantity of my life outside of YouTube. I currently serve as the President for the Youth and Young Adults at my church. I have also helped play and serve with the Worship Team since 2012.

"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." — Colossians 3:17 NIV