On April 8-9, 2021, Dr. James Yang attended the 2021 Virtual AERA (American Educational Research Association) Annual Conference, presenting his research paper at the session titled “Eastern Philosophy and Curriculum Studies: Tao, I-Ching, and Confucian Learning” hosted by CBTE (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Education) SIG. At this conference, James was nominated as a recipient for 2021 Early Career Outstanding Research Award of AERA-CBTE.