Ms. Whang graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2009 earning a B.S. in Biological Sciences. Ms. Whang then went on to pursue a career in law at Western State University College of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude in the top eight percentile of her class. During law school, Ms. Whang was a writer and editor of the Law Review and received several academic excellence awards. She also authored five published ABA Media Alerts for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.