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INTERVIEW: LINDA LEI


What's the meaning behind your name?

My Chinese Name is Lei, Ying, but I prefer to be called Linda Lei. "Linda" was given by my late father as a way to remember his English teacher. I was told many years later that "Linda" in Spanish also means "beautiful/pretty", obviously when my father gave me this English name, he wasn't aware the special meaning in Spanish.

Where are you originally from?

I was born and grew up in the Guangdong Province of China where people speak Cantonese, a dialect that is very popular in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world. I have also lived in Beijing for 11 years, Shanghai for two years, Ann Arbor Michigan for two years and now in Minneapolis.

What languages can you speak?

Mandarin, Cantonese and English.

What is your educational background?

University of International Business & Economics, Beijing China. Michigan Business School, MBA

What do you like to do for fun?

I like to watch the CSI series and also movies.

What do you see yourself doing/being at age 65?

A professor (if I can obtain my Ph.D) teaching strategy/general management in a university in China.

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