Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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My stetement today regarding the capture of Saddam Hussein
By Harry Reid*1

Saddam Hussein was a murderer, a thief and a tyrant. His capture is a major victory of our brave U.S. troops, particularly the 4th Infantry Division and Special Operations Forces that carried out this mission. It is also especially important for the Iraqi people, who now know that the fallen dictator will not be coming back to power and that he will finally be held accountable for his thousands of crimes and many years of brutality.

As I said yesterday in a radio address to the nation, removing Saddam Hussein from power was critically important. His capture today is equally important. I hope it will send strong signal to the remaining terrorists and insurgents operating in Iraq that their days are short in number.

As the president said earlier today, Saddam's capture does not mean the end of violence in Iraq, or an end to the threat to American roops. But today is a major step forward, and all Americans can take great pride in the bravery and professionalism that our military forces continue to display.*2

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References

*1. Harry Reid is U. S. Senator and the Assistant Democratic Leader of the Senate. This is his stetement sent to Dr. Tony Lei from his Press Office in Washington, D. C. by E-mail
in the evening on December 14, 2003.
*2. Reid, Harry. 'Statement Today Regarding the Capture of Saddam Hussein,' "Press Office of Senator Harry Reid," (December 14, 2003), p. 1.

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!*1
By Paul Goulet and Denise Goulet*2

Dear 2020 Visitors Partners: Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus. I hope and pray that this email finds you walking in the peace that surpasses all understanding. There is a two fold purpose to this letter.

#1 December 17th is the city council meeting for the review of our prayer mountain proposal. Wednesday, December 10th members of ICLV approved the funding of $1.325 million to purchase the five acres on 215 and continue the expansion on Westcliff property. It was an exciting meeting that displayed a spirit of unity and vision. If you missed this one make sure that you do not miss our annual vision meeting in March 2004. The purchase of Prayer Mountain is contingent upon the city council approval of our plans to build a 24 hour prayer center, church, preschool and potential bible college. Please pray for divine favor in this meeting.

#2 Our incredible Christmas play will begin Sunday, December 14th, at 6:00 pm the other presentations will be Wedesday, December 17th, at 7:00 pm; Friday, December 19th, at 7:00 pm; Saturday, December 20th, at 2:00 pm; and Sunday, December 21st at 6:00 pm.

Don't forget that December is the month that we pray, pour and PUSH, one last push to finish the year in glory. Let's win hundreds of more souls before the end of the year. This is our vision and destiny. Bring your friends and family. I am convinced that this play is a life changer.

#3 Don't forget the other incredible services that are planned in December: Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7:00 pm and New Year's Eve service at 7:00 pm. This will surely become our greatest year.

As one of our most successful years, we have grown numerically and financialy. More people are involved in the cadres then ever before, more adults are studying in Sunday school, WWSM classes and online. Our missions program has taken a leap in the past 30 days. All of India was opened to us as a result of our last rip. It was incredible.

Above all we want to give all the glory to God. He is so good to us and so gracious. We also want to thank you for everything, your prayers, love, generosity and commitment.
We Love You and Have a Merry Christmas!

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References

*1. Goulet, Paul; and Goulet, Denise. "Happy Holiday!" International Church of Las Vegas, (December 12, 2003), pp. 1-3.
*2. Paul Goulet is Senior Pastor , while Denise Goulet is Executive Pastor of International Church of Las Vegas. The address of the Church is: 8100 Westeliff Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 89145.

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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U. S. Senator Harry Reid to deliver Democratic Radio Address*1
By Tiffany Chang

Nevada Senator Harry Reid will deliver the weekly Demoractic Radio Address this Saturday, December 13, 2003. Senator Reid will look back at Congressional accomplishments and disappointments over the last year. He will also outline Democratic priorities for the new year on the address. We can hear the address on the following Nevada radio stations:

(1). KNUU 970 AM in Las Vegas, at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
(2). KKOH 780 AM in Reno, at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Saturday.
(3). KELK 1240 AM in Elko, at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Saturday.

The above information was written according to "News Alert: Reid to deliver Democratic Radio Address,"*2 which was faxed to Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), by U. S. Seantor Harry Reid's Press Office in Washington, D. C. in the afternoon on December 12, 2003.

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References

*1. Press Office. "Reid to deliver Democratic Radio Address," Press Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid, (December 12, 2003), p. 1.
*2. For more details to WBTI, please contact: Tessa Hafen or Sharyn Stein at 202-224-9521.

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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Carson City's Chinatown*1
By Sue Fawn Chung*2

The Chinese first came to Nevada from California in search of that elusive placer gold, but they found jobs in other areas as well. Almost all of them were born in southeastern China, in and around the province of Guangdong. In the early 1850s the Mormons in Genoa hired a group of fifty Chinese to dig and maintain irrigation ditches in the Carson Valley to promote farming an ranching. When gold was discovered in present-day Dayton, originally called Chinatown, some Chinese moved there. As they headed up the mountain toward Gold Hill and the Comstock Lode, they encountered hostility. The miners of Gold Hill met on June 11, 1859 and passes rules that prohibited the Chinese from holding a claim in their mining district. This set a precedent for other mining laws, but the exclusionary clause was not always adopted elsewhere nor was it always enforced. In response, the Chinese turned to the service industries, especially cooking, domestic servant, and laundry work, as their economic niche in frontier Nevada.

The Comstock's need for wood and region's need for railroads opened other doors for the Chinese. In 1868 an approximate 10,000-12,000 Chinese railroad workers provided 90% of the workforce for the Central Pacific Railroad. When they entered Nevada, only about 5,000 continued to build the line across the state. The others either found work in western Nevada or returned to California or built railroads in other locations. Chinese railroad workers started on the Virginia and Truckee in 1869. They also built short lines and narrow gauge railroads within the state as well as maintained many rail lines. Between 1870 and 1880 the Chinese dominated the lumber industry's workforce in the Sierra Nevada range and the center of that industry was in Carson City. Lumber was cut in the Sierra Nevada and delivered by wagon, flume, or train to Carson City, where it was then sent to the Comstock, whose mines and mills had to close down in 1869 due to a lumber shortage. Wood kept the Comstock going and when it declined, the lumber was sent to other parts of the United States as well as across the Pacific Ocean to China, where new treaty port cities were under construction or expanding.

Carson City's Chinatown became a commercial hub linking merchandise, workers , and information between California and other Chinatowns in the region. It enjoyed its greatest period of wealth and influence in the 1870s and 1880s. Census records were highly unreliable but at their height in 1880, almost one thousand Chinese resided in the Carson City area. They represented one out of every six residents, most of whom were foreign-born like themselves. They worked in more than 61 different jobs, including physician, pharmacist, merchant, tailor, shoe maker, watch maker, mason( who helped in the construction of the Mint), painter, butcher, gardener, barber, farmer, cowboy, herder, wood chopper, jeweler, miller, school teacher, teamster, and gambler..... The Chinese population in the state will not increase until the 1970s when new immigration laws allowed Chinese from all over China to immigrate, thus changing the character of the Chinatowns.

Chinese laundries and restaurants could be found throughout western towns and Carson City was no exception...... As a result, some Chinese laundries were noted for the quality of their work. Many frontiersmen were not interested in washing their own clothes, so laundries became important in every town. Chinese laundries also held another attraction. The game, known as keno today, was played in many Chinese laundries and soon attracted many EuroAmerican customers. In 1892 a Carson City woman who bet fifty-five cents took home $900 and the local newspaper reported the win, resulting in even more customers participating in the game.

In China, the southern Chinese were famous for their cooking skills because of their use of a variety of ingredients and spices. Most served American cuisine but a few served a combination of American and Chinese dished. EuroAmericans often supplied the fresh meats and other products and Chinese gardeners(farmers) provided fresh fruits and vegetables whenever possible. In Nevada many Chinese restaurants catered to single males and railroad workers in the late 19th century...... Even today Chinese restaurents retain their popularity among the locals.

Around 1938 Thomas W. Chinn, a founder of the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco, visited Chinatown and found only two rows of dilapidated wooden buildings, most of which had been abandoned........ Today the Supreme Court, legislative parking garage, state printing and employment, training and rehabilitation buildings, and a parking lot cover most of Carson City's old Chinatown.

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References

*1. This is a feature article condensed from Dr. Sue Chung's "Speech delivered October 31, 2003 in Carson City at Dedication of Chinatown Plaque," which was faxed by her to Dr. Tony Lei on December 10, 2003.
*2. Dr. Sue Fawn Chung is an Associate Professor of the Department of History of UNLV. She has been appointed as Western Advisor of National Trust for Historic Preservation. Dr. Sue Chung is also Fellow and Director of the Culture Institution (CI) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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Chinese native Hu passes bar, becames attorney at Kolesar & Leatham
--- UNLV Boyd Law School graduate came to the U. S. in 1997 searching for a new life
By D. J. Allen and Amber Schutz

Chinese native and 2003 Boyd Law School graduate Christine Yimei Hu has been named an attorney for Las Vegas-based Kolesar & Leatham -- a comprehensive business-oriented law firm -- after passing the most recent Nevada State Bar Exam.

And her story is one for the ages.

Hu -- who graduated from Xiamen University in China -- came to the United States in 1997 with a dream of studying law despite having no contacts in her new country. After earning her master's in business administration, Hu began law school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2000.

"I'm ready for my new world and new adventures," said Hu, who previously served as a law clerk with Kolesar & Leatham. "In America, you can achieve as long as you work hard. That's the American dream, right?"

In her new role, Hu -- who earned undergraduate degree in Japanese -- will help serve as a bridge for many Asian investors and business people that are lookong to do business in Nevada.

"During my years in college, I began to contrast the East and the West cultures in a whole new way, appreciating the differences and the similarities," said Hu, who speaks English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese. "Now, I am in a position to help from the East to learn the ways of the United States and to also help Americans understand Asian culture."

Matthew Saltzman, a shareholder of Kolesar & Leatham, said Hu brings a unique element to the firm of 16 attorneys.

"Because of her language skills and her contacts, she will serve as a bridge to our Asian clients that are looking to do business in Nevada or who need assistance within our legal system," Saltzman said. "That is a growing market now and will be in the future, and we're fortunate to have her with us."

Founded in 1986, Kolesar & Leatham is a full-service law firm practicing in the areas of banking, bankruptcy, real property, business and corporate law, commercial litigation, tax and estate planning, and tax litigation. The firm's practice includes representation of at local, national, and international levels.

While serving as a liaison for the Asain community, Hu said the biggest challenge is to help non-Americans understand the different business culture in the United States compared to Asian countries.

"You can never have too much knowledge," said Hu whose father is a polotical leader and successful businessman in China. "As an attorney from a foreign culture, I can help clients become comfortable with the American legal system and western ways of doing things."

Hu's eldest sister, one of the first generation exposed to the influx of Western culture under the "Open Door" policy in China, initially brought Hu into the Western culture through literature.

From Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales to Oliver Twist, from Leo Tolstoy's autobiography to Jane Eyre, Hu said she developed a keen sense of sympathy for people who had suffered. She said she also developed a strong passion, love for people and life, and great desire to help those in need.

"As these very different characteristics combined, developed, and integrated into my personality, I have found myself on the outset of the long-journey to my life-long achieving goal: intellectual enrichment and the use of my knowledge to help those in need of a helping hand," Hu said.

Great enthusiasm about literature and cultures as well as the eagerness for new knowledge made Hu chose Japanese and Japanese Literature as her first major in college.

"In addition, history and social science studies provides me a better understanding of the evolution of these societies and their legal systems," she said. "This knowledge, however, did not satisfy my eagerness and ambition. Instead, it created more desire for further learning and advancement."

And that is exactly what Hu has done -- advanced. But it's safe to say she has not reached her limit. Instead, she is lookong to grow even more.

"You never know what type of world you live in until you go out and see it," she said. "And I still feel as if I have a lot more to see."

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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Celebrating Deversity by Governor Kenny Guinn of Nevada, U. S. A.
By Tiffany Chang

Dr. Tony T. Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) received the following message from Governor Kenny C. Guinn of Nevada, U . S. A. in the morning on December 10, 2003:

Governor Guinn reminds us that tourism is the bedrock of Nevada's economy. To expand and diversify our domestic and international markets are absolutely essential to our long-term economic growth and stability.

The annual "Governor's Conference on Tourism will be held by the Governor at Caesears Palace on December 15-17. He will join the members of the Commission on Tourism so that we can examine the latest tourism industry issue and trends. The theme is "Celebrating Deversity. It has been chosen to draw attention to Nevada's efforts to broaden both its tourism product and market. A celebration of "Legend of the Industry" with a tribute to a true Nevadan - former Tourism Commissioner Claudine Williams will be held at the conference. The Governor will also award 118 Governor's Tourism Development Awards to honor the entrepreneurial spirit of those Nevadans who have enhanced our tourism product this year by building or adding new facilities. Governor Kenny Guinn invites Dr. Tony Lei to join them at the Conference held by him at Caesars Palace on December 15-17 in celebrating the diversity that makes the Silver State a perennial leader in worldwide tourism.

In this message, the Governor says that he is happy to report that the "Commission on Tourism", chaired by Lieutenant Governor Lorraine Hunt, recently completed with great success Nevada's first tourism and trade mission to China. China is the fastest growing economy. It will be the world's fourth tourist base by the year of 2020. The recent record shows us that the Chinese vacationer outspends visitors from most other nations, spending an average of $5,200.00 per visit. With a clever view and world perspective, it is easy to see why we need to work to develop potentially lucrative markets overseas.

He expresses that he cannot overemphasize the significance and importance of bringing attention to all the attractions to Nevada at a time when it faces unprecedented competition for gaming customers. Governor Kenny Guinn believes that we are wise to expand our marketing efforts and focus on developing markets in places such as Asia. It is significant for him to point out that in addition to gaming, Nevada has phenomenal cultural, historic, and recreational resources that we must continue to promote. The Governor emphasizes that for our state's economy to thrive, all of the Silver State's tourism opportunities must be effectively marketed to both domestic and international visitors.*1

In addition to the efforts of the City, County, and State of Nevada, Washington Business and Technology Institute has dedicated to help promote the cooperation and development of cultural, educational, and tourism among Asian countries and Nevada since its establishment on January 8, 1996. With Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt's inspiration, Dr. Tony Lei and Sally Yu assisted successfully the establishments of the Sister States of Qinghai of China and Nevada, and the Sister Cities of Jiayuguan of China and North Las Vegas. Dr. Tony Lei, President of WBTI, has been honored by China Business Chain, Inc. (CBCI), Shangshai Development and Municipal Government Cooperation Office (SPMGCO), and China State Development and Planning Commission as Chairman of Nevada Expo Mission to China. He is also invited by Xiamen, Fuchien, China to organize a team with high-ranking officials for both educational and business cooperation and development. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkely, Nevada Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman have been invited as its honorable Chairpersons.*2

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Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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Drs. Mark Denton and Valorie Vega appointed Vice Presidents of Washington Business and Technology Institute
By Mark Denton, Valorie Vega, and Tiffany Chang

"On December 3, 2003, Drs. Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega were appointed Vice Presidents of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) by our President Dr. Tony Lei. This has been arranged appropriately in meeting the need of retirement of our previous Vice Presidents Drs. Sherman Wu and Robert Ni," Dr. John Wang, Spokesman of WBTI, announced on December 5, 2003 in Las Vegas.

Mark R. Denton received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. in 1976. He was raised in Boulder City and graduated from Boulder High School in 1969. In 1973, Mark graduate with disinction from the University of Nevada, Reno. He completed ROTC and received a commission in the U.S. Army as reserve officer. While in college, Mark spent his junior year in Paris, France through an affiliate of UNR at the Universite de Paris.

Prior to his appointment to the bench on August 19, 1998, Mark had extensive judicial experience. He served as municipal court judge in BoulderCity for seven years. He was an arbitrator under the Court Annexed Arbitration Program of the Eighth Judicial District Court since its inception in 1992. He was an alternate Juvenile Court Referee and a Nevada Supreme Court settlement Judge.Currently sits as a civil judge on the Eighth Judicial District Court, Mark has been re-elected in the general election of November 5,2002.*1 Vice President Mark Denton and his wife 27 years, Alice, have four children: Leslie Marie, 24, Marianne Yvette, 20, Jacqueline, 16, and Patrick, 11.

Valorie J. Vega is a holder of Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Southern California's Law Center. She received a Bechelor of Arts degree from CSU Northridge. She received her graduate studies certificate in International/Translation from UC Santa Barbara.

Vice President Valorie Vega was appointed on February 21, 1999 by Governor Kenny Guinn then had her winning as District Judge of Nevada on May 15, 2000. She has over a dozen years of experience as a jurist prior to which time she practiced in both criminial and civil law arenas. She was appointed to Municipal Court in 1989 and was retained and re-elected by the voters until her resignation in 1999 to accept the District Court appointment. She is a former Clark County Deputy District Attorney from 1984 through 1989, procecuting felony cases, and was instrumental in implementing the office's first Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team.
Disrict Judge Vega is involved in her profession and community. She is a Board Member of the Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Southern Nevada as well as the Latin Chamber of Commerce and the Latino Bar Association. She is a member of the American Judges Association, the Nevada District Court Judges Association, the Nevada Supreme Court's Committees on Public Trust and Confidence, Hispanics in Politics, among others. Valorie was honored with the 1992 "Women of Achievement Award" from Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and recognized by the Latin Chamber of Commerce as the "Hispanic of the Year" in 1995.*2 Vice President Valorie Vega is married, has one child and has been a resident of Southern Nevada since 1978.*3

A Celebration Dinner Party was held by President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI to welcome Drs. Mark Denton and Valorie Vega as Vice Presidents of the Institute on December 8, 2003 at the Steak House of Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas. "Washington Business and Technology Institute has contributed already very much to help improve the quality of life of all our residents and visitors of Nevada since its establishment on January 8, 1996. As one of the Vice President of this Institute, I'm challenged to integrate my best knowledge and professionalism for its development and prosperity . I'm very appreciative to have this position appointed by Dr. Tony Lei, since it will undoubtedly provide me with avenues for exploring improvements in public and community services to which I'm most dedicated. Encouraged by the steadily increasing value of the faculty and advisory members of WBTI, we need to put more effort and wisdom into realizing the affirmation and creed of this Institute for our people, community, and country," said Dr. Valorie Vega excitedly in the celebration Party at the 26th floor of the Club with a vivid bird's-eye view of the splendid and elegant night scene of Las Vegas.

The present organization of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) has been featured for the desire to excel by the outstanding professionals of the followings: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors of the Advisory Board. U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, Chairperson; Dr. Tony T. Lei, President; District Judges Drs. Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega, Vice Presidents; Dr. William N. Thompson, Director of Public Administration Institution, Drs. E. Lee Bernick and G. Keong Leong, Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration; Dr. Sue Fawn Chung, Director of Culture Institution; Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC); District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC.*4

The above list of leaders and officers of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) was announced and installed also by Judge Mark Denton, District Judge of Nevada, at the Dinner Party held by WBTI at the Binion's Horseshoe Club on December 8, 2003 in Las Vegas.

"It's very impressive and elegant! I recognizes what John Keats said about 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever,' by beeing the vistor's number at #37,777 of the WBTI website. It is brought to you by 'Las Vegas Review-Journal' and lasvegs.com," said Judge Valorie Vaga, District Judge of Nevada, on December 9, 2003 in Las Vegas.

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Reference

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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Drs. Mark Denton and Valorie Vega appointed Vice Presidents of Washington Business and Technology Institute
By Mark Denton, Valorie Vega, and Tiffany Chang

"On December 3, 2003, Drs. Mark Denton and Valorie Vega were appointed Vice Presidents of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) by our President Dr. Tony Lei. This has been arranged appropriately in meeting the need of retirement of our previous Vice Presidents Drs. Sherman Wu and Robert Ni," Dr. John Wang, Spokesman of WBTI, announced on December 5, 2003 in Las Vegas.

Mark R. Denton received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. in 1976. He was raised in Boulder City and graduated from Boulder High School in 1969. In 1973, Mark graduate with disinction from the University of Nevada, Reno. He completed ROTC and received a commission in the U.S. Army as reserve officer. While in college, Mark spent his junior year in Paris, France through an affiliate of UNR at the Universite de Paris.

Prior to his appointment to the bench on August 19, 1998, Mark had extensive judicial experience. He served as municipal court judge in BoulderCity for seven years. He was an arbitrator under the Court Annexed Arbitration Program of the Eighth Judicial District Court since its inception in 1992. He was an alternate Juvenile Court Referee and a Nevada Supreme Court settlement Judge.Currently sits as a civil judge on the Eighth Judicial District Court, Mark has been re-elected in the general election of November 5,2002.*1 Vice President Mark Denton and his wife 27 years, Alice, have four children: Leslie Marie, 24, Marianne Yvette, 20, Jacqueline, 16, and Patrick, 11.

Valorie Vega is a holder of Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Southern California's Law Center. She received a Bechelor of Arts degree from CSU Northridge. She received her graduate studies certificate in International/Translation from UC Santa Barbara.

Vice President Valorie Vega was appointed in 1999 then had her winning as District Judge of Nevada on May 15, 2000. Disrict Judge Vega was honored with the 1992 "Women of Achievement Award" from Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and is recognized by the Latin Chamber of Commerce as the "Hispanic of the Year" in 1995.*2

A celebration Dinner Party was held by President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI to welcome Drs. Mark Denton and Valorie Vega as Vice Presidents of the Institute on December 8, 2003 at the Steak House of Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas. "Washington Business and Technology Institute has contributed already very much to help improve the quality of life of all our residents and visitors of Nevada since its establishment on January 8, 1996. As one of the Vice President of this Institute, I'm challenged to integrate my best knowledge and professionalism for its development and prosperity . I'm very appreciative to have this position appointed by Dr. Tony Lei, since it will undoubtedly provide me with avenues for exploring improvements in public and community services to which I'm most dedicated. Encouraged by the steadily increasing value of the faculty and advisory members of WBTI, we need to put more effort and wisdom into realizing the affirmation and creed of this Institute for our people, community, and country," said Dr. Valorie Vega excitedly in the celebration Party at the 26th floor of the Club with a vivid bird's-eye view of the splendid and elegant night scene of Las Vegas.

The present organization of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) has been featured for the desire to excel by the outstanding professionals of the followings: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors of the Advisory Board. U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, Chairperson; Dr. Tony T. Lei, President; District Judges Drs. Mark Denton and Valorie Vega, Vice Presidents; Dr. William N. Thompson, Director of Public Administration Institution, Drs. E. Lee Bernick and G. Keong Leong, Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration; Dr. Sue Fawn Chung, Director of Culture Institution; Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC); District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC.*3

The above list of leaders and officers of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) was announced and installed also by Judge Mark Denton, District Judge of Nevada, at the Dinner Party held by WBTI at the Binion's Horseshoe Club on December 8, 2003 in Las Vegas.

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Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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Welcome again to another
Event and Dinner Party held by the Asian American Group
By Tiffany Chang

On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, another Asian American will be held by the Asian American Group since October 22, 2003. At 7:00 - 9:30 p. m., the location is at Harbor Palace Restaurant , China Town, Las Vegas.

It planned to invite Judge Steven Jones, Presiding Family Court Judge; and David Wall, District Court Judge as Keynote Speakers; and Judge Warren Vanlandschoot, North Las Vegas Municipal Judge; and David Roger, District Attorney as Guest of Honor (Speakers).

Judge George Assad, Las Vegas Municipal; Judges Karen Bennett-Haron and Judge Doug Smith, Justice of the Peace were scheduled to be invited as Speacial Guests (Speakers). It also planned to invite District Judges Cheryl Moss, Nick Del Vecchio, and Judge Bill Voy of the Family Court; and Senator Ray Shaffer as Speacial Friends of the Asian American Event.

Event Chairpersons will be: David Amesbury, Esq., General Counsel --- CAN-DO; and Benson Lee, Esq., President, Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Las Vegas. It planned to have Event Hosts: Dolly DeLeon, Past President, Philippine Chamber of Commerce, and Editor-in-Chief, "US Asian Chronicle"; Romeo Jurani, Past President, Philippines Bisayans Society of Nevada; Steven Kwon, Past President & Founder, Asian Chamber of Commerce; Raja Mourey, Owner, Raj Mourey American Family Insurance; L. Kristopher Rath, Esq.,; and Mike Vaswani, Senior Asian Coordinator.

All of the guests will have about 150 people. Attire for the event and party is business. For RSVP, please call Dr. Peter Lok at 732-0178 or Mike Vaswani at 242-9004 before 12:00 noon, Tuesday, December 9, 2003. The above information was written in according to the latest update fax to Dr. Tony Lei from Dr. Peter Lok on the evening of December 2, 2003.

Guests invited by Dr. Tony Lei, Chairman of Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada and his wife Judy are: Mrs. Ejen (Minister) Lee, Minister Larry Lee, Mr. Si-wen Pu, Dr. John Wang, Ms. Alice Wu, Miss Tei-mei Wu, Mr. Carry Yue, Mr. William Yuen, and Miss Iris Zhang.

It was already popular for the past years to hold dinner parties to pay special tribute to elected offficials, but most of them were civil administratives or civic representatives.
Dr. Tony Lei initiated to hold event and dinner party to pay a spcial tribute to the judicial professionals through elections. Justice Nancy Becker was the first one selected by him. A successful event and dinner party was held for her on May 23, 2001 at Harbor Palace Restaurant in Las Vegas. It was chaired by Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI); Theresa Malone, Member of Nevada State Board of Education; Dr. R. D. Prabhu, Chairperson of CAN-DO; and Dr. Joey Villaflor, Member of Nevada Board of Health. We the Asian American communities have continuously achieved the efforts for other judicial professionals since then.

"To dedicate to the creed of Washington Business and Technology Institute, it's my challenge as an Associate Fellow of it's Public Administration Institution (PAI) to endeavor with all the intellectuals of this Institute to improve the quality of life of the people of Nevada," said Jennifer Togliatti at the Dinner Party on May 17, 2002. The Event with dinner was held by the Asian American Community to pay a special tribute to District Judges Michelle Leavitt and Jennifer Togliatti at the Harbor Palace Seafood Restaurant in Las Vegas.

Judge Michelle Leavitt deserves special recognition of her expertise, integrity, conscientious and dedicated professionalism. She has been a bright Associate Fellow of PAI since 2000. "Thanks to Dr. Tony Lei, Dr. R. D. Prabhu, and Attorney David Amesbury to chair this Event and Party. Together with knowledge as the power of rightiousness, we may build a community where this and future generations will have more opportunities and advantages to live a prosperous and healthy life," said Judge Michelle Leavitt at the Dinner Party.

"I'm glad to be an Advisor of Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum, where Governor Kenny Quinn is Chairman and Bud Cranor is Executive Director. We all endeavor to promote the quality of life of all our Nevadan residents and visitors," said Brian Sandoval, Esq., now Attorney General of Nevada, on March 8, 2002 at the Event and Dinner Party held by The Asian American Community in Las Vegas.*1

Asian American Community has won recognition for contribution to Nevada by American Mainstream. The main reason for this recognition is the great and cooperative wisdom and effort that we the Asian American communities have continuously participated and offered to the mainstream society in Nevada.*2

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References

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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Welcome again to another
Event and Dinner Party held by the Asian American Group
By Tiffany Chang

On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, another Asian American will be held by the Asian American Group since October 22, 2003. At 7:00 - 9:30 p. m., the location is at Harbor Palace Restaurant , China Town, Las Vegas.

It planned to invite Judge Steven Jones, Presiding Family Court Judge; and David Wall, District Court Judge as Keynote Speakers; and Judge Warren Vanlandschoot, North Las Vegas Municipal Judge; and David Roger, District Attorney as Guest of Honor (Speakers).

Judge George Assad, Las Vegas Municipal; Judges Karen Bennett-Haron and Judge Doug Smith, Justice of the Peace were scheduled to be invited as Speacial Guests (Speakers). It also planned to invite District Judges Cheryl Moss, Nick Del Vecchio, and Judge Bill Voy of the Family Court; and Senator Ray Shaffer as Speacial Friends of the Asian American Event.

Event Chairpersons will be: David Amesbury, Esq., General Counsel --- CAN-DO; and Benson Lee, Esq., President, Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Las Vegas. It planned to have Event Hosts: Dolly DeLeon, Past President, Philippine Chamber of Commerce, and Editor-in-Chief, "US Asian Chronicle"; Romeo Jurani, Past President, Philippines Bisayans Society of Nevada; Steven Kwon, Past President & Founder, Asian Chamber of Commerce; Raja Mourey, Owner, Raj Mourey American Family Insurance; L. Kristopher Rath, Esq.,; and Mike Vaswani, Senior Asian Coordinator.

All of the guests will have about 150 people. Attire for the event and party is business. For RSVP, please call Dr. Peter Lok at 732-0178 or Mike Vaswani at 242-9004 before 12:00 noon, Tuesday, December 9, 2003. The above information was written in according to the latest update fax to Dr. Tony Lei from Dr. Peter Lok on the evening of December 2, 2003.

Guests invited by Dr. Tony Lei, Chairman of Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada and his wife Judy are: Ejen Lee, Larry Lee, Si-wen Pu, John Wang, Alice Wu, Tei-mei Wu, Carry Yue, William Yuen, and Iris Zhang.

It was already popular for the past years to hold dinner parties to pay special tribute to elected offficials, but most of them were civil administratives or civic representatives.
Dr. Tony Lei initiated to hold event and dinner party to pay a spcial tribute to the judicial professionals through elections. Justice Nancy Becker was the first one selected by him. A successful event and dinner party was held for her on May 23, 2001 at Harbor Palace Restaurant in Las Vegas. It was chaired by Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI); Theresa Malone, Member of Nevada State Board of Education; Dr. R. D. Prabhu, Chairperson of CAN-DO; and Dr. Joey Villaflor, Member of Nevada Board of Health. We the Asian American communities have continuously achieved the efforts for other judicial professionals since then.

"To dedicate to the creed of Washington Business and Technology Institute, it's my challenge as on Associate Fellow of it's Public Administration Institution (PAI) to endeavor with all the intellectuals of this Institute to improve the quality of life of the people of Nevada," said Jennifer Togliatti at the Dinner Party on May 17, 2002. The Event with dinner was held by the Asian American Community to pay a special tribute to District Judges Michelle Leavitt and Jennifer Togliatti at the Harbor Palace Seafood Restaurant in Las Vegas.

Judge Michelle Leavitt deserves special recognition of her expertise, integrity, conscientious and dedicated professionalism. She has been a bright Associate Fellow of PAI since 2000. "Thanks to Dr. Tony Lei, Dr. R. D. Prabhu, and Attorney David Amesbury to chair this Event and Party. Together with knowledge as the power of rightiousness, we may build a community where this and future generations will have more opportunities and advantages to live a prosperous and healthy life," said Judge Michelle Leavitt at the Dinner Party.

"I'm glad to be an Advisor of Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum, where Governor Kenny Quinn is Chairman and Bud Cranor is Executive Director. We all endeavor to promote the quality of life of all our Nevadan residents and visitors," said Bian Sandoval, Esq., now Attorney General of Nevada, on March 8, 2002 at the Event and Dinner Party held by The Asian American Community in Las Vegas.*1

Asian American Community has won recognition for contribution to Nevada by American Main-stream. The main reason for this recognition is the great and cooperative wisdom and effort that we the Asian American communities have continuously participated and offered to the minsteam society in Nevada.*2

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References

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff William Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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WBTI's greatest credit is its people (Continued from yesterday)
By Tiffany Chang

"C. Democratic Leadership: The leader respects humanity and allows individual development to make his or her group members cooperate and work by division of labor with self-motion and self-revelation. Its specialties are:
1. The leader endeavors to win followers by himself or herself with good personality and emphasizes knowledge and experience as the foundation of leading. 2. Subordinates have a full opportunity to participate decisionmaking and to suggest good idea. 3. The leader puts attention to the benefit of the subordinates, understand their needs, focuses the importance of the people. 4. The leader gives only some direction on the work planning, and leave the details of the work processing to the subordinates. 5. The leader has full opportunity to participate in employees activities, and they get along with each other very well. 6. The communication between the leader and subordinates is fully in good condition, and they enjoy fruitful accomplishment with good understanding. 7. The division of labor is decided by the group and the subordinates have the right selecting their work accompanists with the direction and coordination of their leader by their side. 8. The leader evaluates the performance of his or her subordinates objectively and renders fair judgement in giving prize or punishment.

"In practically, the effectiveness of the above leadership can be attained by its flexible application in accordance with the right time, place, matter, people, and objective situation, " Dr. Lei points out.*1

"In righteousness you will be established."*2 "In this 21th Century new era and society, we need economic growth, but we also need to establish and promote creativity, fairness and justice, serve and love, educational knowledge, and spirit engineering. We wish that a pure spring may prosper and enrich our splendid and golden country through: the power of public service that based on 'knowledge is the power of righteouness,'; the advancement of technology, entreneurship, and innovation; and the spirit that 'knowledge calls, ultimately, for a life of service'," says Dr. Tony Lei.

"Thank you for my recent appointment as an Associate Fellow of Public Administration and Chairperson of the Community Relations Study Committee of the Washington Business and Technology Institute. It is truly an honor to be a part of this organization, as it plays an important role in identifying, researching, and addressing the issues facing our community.
Your leadership and dedication to the community are to be commended, and I look forward to working with you and the Institute in this new capacity. Thank you again for affording me this opportunity," wrote Councilwoman Lynette McDonald from her Office of the Las Vegas City Council to Dr. Lei.

WBTI has reported continuously the accomplishment and advancement of the member of its faculty and advisory board through publications and multimedia across Las Vegas, Nevada, California, New York, Hawaii, Washington D. C., China, Philippine, Singapore, and Taiwan. One of the most important educational technology is the WBTI website at http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti brought to you by "Las Vegas Review-journal" and lasvegas.com. These have highly increased the value and status of their positions of the academic institute.

In righteousness, the poeple who cares about community service by the time of her or his professionalsim will alway winning the support by the citizens here in Nevada. Most of the faculty members in the Public Administration Institution (PAI) have been the revelators of this special trait during their elections. Many of them won the highest votes at their juridicial and general elections. In joining the Institute as a faculty member she or he enjoys the rebounded and fruitful experience of academic research and community service. "This position (Fellow of the PAI of WBTI) will undoublely porvide me with avenues for exploring improvements in public services to which I am most dedicated," said District Judge Valorie after the winning of election in 2000.*3

"As Director of Public Administration Institution (PAI), it's my privilege to share a leadership role with Dr. Tony Lei and to have wonderful cooperation of all the faculty since PAI's establishment. Innovative in integrating his expertise in institutional management and spiritual value in education, Dr. Tony Lei's wisdom and efforts towards community service and academic endeavor have been very valuable. We expect the forthcoming work performance of Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum (PPAAF) founded by this Institute to help Improve the quality of life of the people and to contribute to the peosperity of this State," Said Dr. William Thompson.*4 Bill is former Chairman and now Professor of the Department of Public Administration of UNLV.

"As you know, I've begun to learn and practise leading skills through my college life. I'm deeply impressed by the valuable practicality and theoreticality of the leading skills proclaimed and inspired by Washington Business and Technology. During my three victories of the past elections since he moved to Las Vegas from Los Angeles, Dr. Tony Lei have been one of my great supporter with his outstanding knowledge and wisdom," said U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley.

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Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff William Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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WBTI's greatest credit is its people
By Tiffany Chang

Since the beginning in the fall of 1937, Pepperdine University has experienced remarkable progress and achievement the realm of higher education. The faculty of the University seek to instill not only a will to achieve excellence, but also a spirit of philanthrophy and servanhood. Designed nicely, the Malibu campus of Pepperdine has frequently been described as the most beautiful one in the world. Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) was created as an inspirational medium for academic research and community service under the affirmation and creed of Pepperdine University.*1

"Our greatest credit at Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) is oue people -- not facades or fountains, not landsacapes or lakescapes, but people -- faculty, advisory members, administration, and a host of friends," says President Dr. Tony Lei. "On the publications of WBTI through multimedia, locally, nationally, and internationally, we have featured many of our own: U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao; Governor of Nevada Kenny Guinn; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley; Dr. Andrew Benton; Dr. Charles Runnels; Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt; Chief Federal Judge Lloyd Geroge; Nevada Controller Kathy Augustine; Attorney General Brian Sandoval; Justices of the Supreme Court William Maupin and Nancy Becker; Nevada Senator and UNLV Professor of Political Science Dina Titus; District Judges Stewart Bell, Mark Denton, Valorie Vega, Michelle Leavitt, Jessie Walsh, Jennifer Togliatti, and Jackie Glass; Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. Keong Leong; Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid; Sheriff of Southern Nevada William Young; among others.*2

"Enriching our research and community service process were made possible by these friends who joined nad supported this academic institute. WBTI is really a chain of dedicated individuals who joined to reach, serve, support, and to give. We take great pride of our people, including our outstanding faculty. They are some of the best in the world. We are sincere servers to help improve the quality of life of all our residents and visitors of Nevada.

"I want to thank you for my recent appointment as an Associate Fellow of the Public Administration Institution by Washington Business and Technology Institute. It is certainly an honor to be acknowledged by you for my commitment to serving this community. I look forward to expanding my public service by working with you and the Institute to continue to better our community. Your dedication is a wonder ful example of what others should strive to accomplish," wrote LVSCP Attorney Natalie Tyrrell to Dr. Tony Lei from her Office. "I want to share with you my favoriate quote. It is by the great Winston Churchill. It exemplifies the driving force by which I start out each day. He said: We all make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Thank you for this honor and the wonderful dinner celebration." Natalie is now a Justice of the Peace of the Clark County Justice Court.

Community participation is an asset for enhancing public service. True leadership comes from knowing when one needs to depend on other's knowledge. Leaders are individuals who help people understand their motivations for doing things. They set the direction and understand why the direction is important. Dr. Lei believe that in education leadership is a call to help others. He has the quality that inspires people to do what needs to be done and to feel good about doing it. Balanced with his outstanding academic expertise, he is a servant of God for community service, sincere and humble but not weak*3.

By loving, we are enriched. Love in action is service above self. Make service a part of character and experience the abundant reward that comes from serving others. Let us fan the flame of service in ever-increasing circles. With this, we can envision a community that is safe, peaceful, and healthy. District Judge of the Family Court Cheryl Moss once said that she has remained dedicated to serving the community, and she has been inspired by the leadership, wisdom, and guidance of WBTI's Prsident Dr. Tony Lei. The Judge has recognized that Dr. Tony Lei's accomplishments have demonstrated that taking part in the community with his kindness and selfless service can contribute excellence as well as make a difference in the society.

One of the important accomplishment of Dr. Tony Lei as a famous Professor of Management is the research and findings on computer education, institutional management, and the art of leading of his three notable books entitled "Informaation Management", "Business Management", and " Management Behavior". "A good leader should acquire the ability of and execute the following seven management functions: 1. Planning: to plan important task project of this unit; 2. Organizing; to mast the organoizational system of this unit; 3. Staffing: to recruit the appropriate staff members; 4. Directing: to direc the people on the staff of this unit; 5. Coodinating: to coordinate the benefits and conflicts of this unitin order to attain sound cooperation; 6. Representing: to reprent this unit in order to coordinate outside concerns and relationships; 7. Budgeting: to establish and control the budget of this unit; 8. Systematizing: to use management information system throuh computers and multimedia for our modern business," says Dr. Tony Lei.

"There are hree models of leadership tha a good leader, especially the leader of an association, may emphasize: A. Creattttttive Leadership: The leader takes the most importance of holding the great principles to develop the futue endeavor of this unit. (1) Sense of Mission -- to make the members not work as a job but high degree of the "concept of value"; (2) Foresigthness -- to develop the futue blueprint for this unit; (3) Teamwork Spirit -- to motivate the cooperation and success of the whole group; (4) Orientation by Objectives -- to encourage all the members unit put full effort on its clear and definite objectives," continues Dr. Tony Lei.

B. Humanity Leadership: the leader emphasizes the importance of his or her relationship with the abordinates. He or she motivates their work morality and spirit. Therefore, he or she should understand, emphasize, and hold of humanity in order to promote everyone's potentiality to endeavor for this unit. The key points are: 1. Trust; 2. Delegation of authority; 3. The Second Chance Theory (to pardon your subordinate);
4. Encouragement; 5. Help and Care; 6. Support and Assistance; 7. Training and Education. (To be continued next day)

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References

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff William Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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Some valuable skills for people to have a more successful and happy life
By Tiffany Chang

It is a general understanding that: If we are able to excel in a particular field of professional career, we will definitely have a better chance of gaining a foothold into society. Outstanding professional accomplishments enhanced with good community service is a practical and sincere way for us to integrate into American society and win the recognition by our mainsteam society and American people.*1

In this generation and society, we need economic compassion, in service above self, and in action of love and moral courage. Some people are of the "tell me what you wear, tell me what kind of car you drive, tell me what cards you carry, and I'll tell you who you are" culture. What do the people we admire have in common? These individuals have faith, respect and love, unabashed love. Love always transcends self. In its purest form, love is unconditional and an appreciation. The Greeks had a saying: People are known by the heroes they crown." Tell me whom you admire, and I will tell you who you are. Your choice of heroes reveals your personal traits.

"By the act of love itself, we are enriched. Love in action is service above self. Make service part of our characters and experience the abundanr rewards that come from serving others. Let our heroes be the great servants who have given all for the bettement of other's lives, Let our candle fuel a fire that will fan out an ever-increasing circles. With these circles together we can close our eyes and evision a community that is safe, peaceful, and healthy. This is why I used to pointed out that, knowledge calls, ultimately, a life of service," says Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute.*2

We can work alongside each other. We can absorb each other's energy and discipline and commitment to inspire us and motivate us. Service beyond self is love in action. This is our creed and our calling. We stumble and splinter when we forget that goal. We unite and prosper when we remember it.

There are three major drives pushing and pulling us into the 21st century. (1) The neccessity and speed of change: Change is unavoidable for improement and innovation. Most of the change we face are permanent, pervasive, and profound. It is permanent, because few of us would want to uninvent microchip, to use a train instead of an airline as a business transportation from Los Angeles to New York, or abandon the medical advances that have extended and enhanced our lives. It is pervasive because the information highway has change our lives. Few parts of the way we live and work have escaped the effects of change. It is profound because we must reassess the sharing of our planet's resources. As individuals, we must reassess our values, ideals, and prejudices. As associations we must have effective actions to decrase the force of resistance-to-change successfully.

(2) Emphases of partnerships and alliances. Highly successful organizations have become circliar instead of flat. Each function is a link in a chain whose strength depends on the whole. Each is an alliance or partner with all the others. We need strong, supportive alliances because we need quick access to resources whether they are human, informational, financial, or material by nature.

(3) Member service to member focus: One of the important purposes of an association is all about having satisfied, happy, loyal, referral-bearing members. Our members' success is our success. We should put attention to the thre areas of members focus. The first one is member servicing, which is the operations part that we should do the task well. The second one is member relations, which is the human part that we may be better to have the one-on-one actions. The third one is member development which is the coordinating and retention part that brings satisfaction to every activity.
There are two principles at the heart of the positive thinking road map. (A) the first principle is truth in thinking uncover and eliminate self-limiting belief and attitudes. We need to establish "truth in thinking" by focusing on the facts and avoiding negative self-talk. Challenge our unrealistic belief by reorienting them in a more realistic, positive manner. We will think, feel, and act more confidently, thereby increasing the likehood for success.

(B) The second principle is the 12 positive thinking traits. "The following are 12 traits that characterize a positive thinker: (1) Optimism (2) Enthusiam (3) Belief (4) Intelligence (5) Courage (6) Integrity (7) Confidence (8) Judgement (9) Persistence (10) Liveliness (11) Vision (12) Desire to excel. Each traits, when leveraged properly, produces powerful results to achieve our goals. These traits, when diligently and wisely applied together with the truth in thinking, allow us to overcome obstacles and challenges in a positive manner in our lives for accomplishment," Dr. Tony Lei points out.

"Develop a clear vision of our prefered future, then get focused on key activities and efforts that take us in that direction. We shall see performance gains, achieve our goal and have a happier, more successful life. By pursuing our own personal strategic plans with love and service, we will increase our energies, motivations, satisfactions, happiness, and the worthy value of our lives," he continues.*3

"Because of his sincere and effective work performance in community service beside his academic endeavor, Dr. Tony Lei has received many important awards for his outstanding asccomplishments from U. S. Senators, U. S. Representatives, Las Vegas Mayor, Clark County Chairman, among others. It is significant that Dr. Kenny Guinn wrote Dr. Tony Lei: 'It is only with the dedication and commitment of good people like yourself that I will achieve my goal of becoming Governor of this great state. Dema and I can't thak you enough for your assistant and your positive activeties in the community,'" Lillian and Julian Wallace wrote a feature article entitled "We Prodly Present to You Two of the Dearest People in the World -- Dr. and Mrs. Tony T. Lei" At the time, Lillian was President of Senior United, while Julian is its CEO. The article was published by the famous "Hights Magazine" on October, 1999.*4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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