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About Anni Yang – From Heritage to High-Tech Justice
Washington, D.C. – For much of her life, Anni Yang believed she was alone.
Adopted by a white family in the United States, she grew up hearing that she was “lucky to be taken in.”
Holiday cards arrived with a different last name—quiet reminders to erase her origins.
Even as she paid her own way through college and built a career in engineering, she often felt her worth had to be constantly proven.
When she was urged to give up that career to stay home and serve as a caretaker, something inside her broke.
“It was the moment I realized I had spent years apologizing for existing.”
Instead of giving up, she turned inward—back toward the family history she had never truly known.
A Heritage of Courage
Her search uncovered a story far larger than she imagined.
Her biological grandmother came from the Sun family of Zhongshan, kin to revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, and her paternal bloodline traced to the Hongnong Yang clan, an ancient royal house whose members once ruled the Sui dynasty.
“When I learned who my ancestors were, everything clicked,” Anni says.
“The need to stand up for justice was not rebellion—it was inheritance.”
When Speaking Up Became a Turning Point
While advancing in her engineering career, Anni’s reporting structure changed and she was assigned to a new manager who was not her task lead.
Soon, her attendance and motivation were questioned despite a strong performance record.
After being repeatedly asked why she was unwell, she explained that her stomach pain was due to menstruation.
That disclosure later appeared in formal feedback labeling her as “oversharing.”
When she asked for the comment to be removed, the manager refused and issued a written warning.
When she asked under what circumstances she could take leave without 24-hour notice, the reply was: “Unless you are in a car accident.”
The experience revealed how empathy can vanish inside rigid corporate systems.
She was also criticized for her writing tone, even though she had shared that she used AI tools to help improve her English communication.
“It was strange,” she later joked, “that the company could forgive human bias but not an AI’s sentence structure.”
Later, another manager accused her of failing to enter project data—two weeks after the task had been completed and after a new requirement had been added retroactively.
The accusation, shared with another colleague, damaged her reputation.
Rather than react publicly, she stayed quiet and documented everything carefully.
Those experiences deepened her understanding of how quickly fairness can disappear when talented employees threaten insecure systems—and strengthened her resolve to build something that could protect others.
From Pain to Purpose
During mediation with the EEOC, Anni and her attorney proposed employer-sponsored Legal Insurance Plans, modeled after short-term disability benefits.
The plan would give employees early access to legal guidance, reducing lawsuits, settlements, and stress-related disability claims linked to harassment or retaliation.
EEOC officials praised the concept for its focus on prevention, though the company declined to adopt it.
That idea became the seed of something bigger.
Creating My AI Lawyer and Lazy Genius
Determined to make justice practical and accessible, Anni founded My AI Lawyer, an intelligent platform that helps workers understand their rights, document workplace issues, and find trustworthy legal or mental-health resources before problems escalate.
“Most people do not want to fight,” she explains. “They just need to know they are not powerless.”
At the same time, she launched Lazy Genius Official, a vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand built on the same philosophy: self-care as empowerment and advocacy.
Every product supports her larger mission to create the first legal-wellness ecosystem, where emotional, physical, and professional health are protected equally.
Through this partnership, Lazy Genius helps fund continued development of My AI Lawyer, bridging beauty, technology, and justice.
“If my ancestors defended fairness with philosophy and reform,” Anni says, “then I will defend it with algorithms—and a little lip gloss.”
A Legacy Reclaimed
Today, Anni Yang stands at the intersection of heritage and innovation, turning personal trials into public empowerment.
Her work aims to make justice as accessible as technology itself—an act of restoration for anyone who has ever been told to stay silent.
Her story proves that lineage is not only something we inherit; it is something we can live up to.
Disclaimer
My AI Lawyer is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or representation.
It offers general legal information for educational purposes only.
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