June Y. Lee is the recipient of the 2020 Women in the Academy of International Business (AIB) Emerging Scholar Award. This award recognizes one female AIB junior scholar for recognition of her potential and high-quality research in international business and gender. Nominated by other AIB members, her recent paper on female transnational entrepreneurs analyzes how female immigrant entrepreneurs recombine resources and networks in their home and host countries from a gendered perspective. She has been an active AIB member serving as a reviewer, session chair, presenter, panelist, and a participant of paper development workshops and consortia. Professor Lee is a CBSI faculty member.

CBSI’s long-time friend and donor, Kelly Goa, co-Founder of Bohong, Inc., recently donated 8000 FDA-approved face masks to USF.  We want to sincerely thank Kelly for her generosity.  This donation will help keep our USF campus safe for our students and the rest of the community.  Kelly, our honorary advisory board member, has been supporting CBSI since 2017.   Her donation has helped CBSI grow its flagship student program, International Student Ambassador Program and has also helped establish our executive seminar programs.  She is not only a successful entrepreneur, but also a community builder. She established Hebei Chamber of Commerce in California USF in 2016 to build bridges in business relationships between the US and China....

US-China relations, already challenged by a growing list of issues, have worsened with tensions stemming from the coronavirus. One bright spot may arguably be the Phase 1 trade agreement that was confirmed in January. It too faces challenges but if made to work can help stabilize the relationship. This column, which can also be accessed at looks at the state of play on both sides.

Sean Randolph

Senior Director
BAYAREA COUNCIL ECONOMIC INSTITUTE

Links: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__medium.com_-40rsean.randolph_taking-2Dthe-2Dpulse-2Dof-2Dus-2Dchina-2Drelations-2D4f17524b79c9&d=DwIFAg&c=qgVugHHq3rzouXkEXdxBNQ&r=Cw0rWo-2sc9S6Dc1EsdYqHlPcQ6TUB0lJ_bmhbMU_yI&m=94W_PxKKBF9fQsacSOYSpdBnFhbQUtniBuDbv5x_Ov0&s=fRDAtQZHUn9eUM_sP2OcL5-vcKJldPs840X3rrcmYw4&e= 

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Professor Xiaohua Yang was quoted in China Daily article entitled "Analysts say report rightly focuses on improving lives" on May 26, 2020.  She commented on China's Premier Li Keqiang's recent government report at the opening meeting of the third session of 13th National People’s Congress on May 22, 2020. 

Please read the full article here: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202005/26/WS5ecc6035a310a8b241158600.html

CBSI Faculty Member Professor Zifei Fay Chen is the 2020 recipient of The Innovation in Teaching with Technology Awards at the university of San Francisco.  The Innovation in Teaching with Technology Awards is granted to two faculty members each year for their outstanding use of technology in the classroom or online. These individuals should have done one or more of the following:

• Enhanced the quality of teaching and learning at USF through technology

• Encouraged the innovative use of technology in teaching and learning

• Demonstrated ongoing commitment to the effective use(s) of technology in teaching and learning

• Improved student learning through the use of technology

• Improved service to the USF learning community through innovative use(s) of technology

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