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 Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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The former U. S. President Ronald Reagan was in Las Vegas often
By Las Vegas Review-Journal*1

Sunday, June 06, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

Reagan in LV often
Popular fund-raiser raised record-breaking amounts of money here

By JANE ANN MORRISON
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Ronald Reagan and the Adorabelles perform at the Last Frontier in February 1954. Critics did not embrace the future president's song-and-dance show, leading Reagan to joke during a 1986 event, "Some predicted then that I'd never play Las Vegas again, but here I am, playing to a full house."*2
REVIEW-JOURNAL FILE PHOTO

Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, pose on an outing at Lake Mead in February 1954, when the future president was performing at the Last Frontier. The publicity shoot was arranged by the hotel's press agent, Harvey Diederich, who on Saturday described Reagan as "just a regular guy."
REVIEW-JOURNAL FILE PHOTO

Ronald Reagan visited Las Vegas often during the varying stages of his life, as an entertainer, as a former governor, as a president and as a former president.

He and his wife, Nancy, posed for publicity shots at Lake Mead during his little-regarded two-week stint as a a song-and-dance man in 1954.

After he entered politics, he became a popular fund-raiser here, able to draw crowds of thousands and raise record-breaking amounts of money.

His last known visit to Las Vegas in 1992 was memorable because a nuclear war protester rushed the stage and shattered a 30-pound crystal eagle award being given to Reagan. The former president was startled but unharmed.

"He must have been a Democrat," Reagan immediately quipped.

Reagan won the state easily during both his presidential elections, taking 62 percent of the vote in 1980 and 66 percent in 1984.

While Nevadans loved him, that didn't transfer to two politicians who had hoped he would give them the boost they needed.

Democrat-turned-Republican Jim Santini enjoyed three Nevada visits by the president in 1986 and still couldn't defeat Democrat Harry Reid, then a congressman, when they both ran for the Senate that year.

In 1988, Reagan visited Nevada three times for Republican Sen. Chic Hecht, but Democratic Gov. Richard Bryan was still able to unseat him.

A summary of Reagan's Las Vegas visits:

?February 1954: The 43-year-old actor opened his first and last Las Vegas stage show as a song-and-dance man at the Last Frontier, accompanied by the Adorabelles showgirls. His two-week vaudevillian routine was panned by critics. "The show was not much in either quality or quantity," said Bill Willard, the Las Vegas reviewer for Variety at the time. "It was an old song-and-dance routine and that was about it -- not memorable."

?Feb. 18, 1975: Reagan spoke at the Clark County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day dinner at Circus Circus. "I don't suggest that the news should be slanted to play down wrongdoing on the part of anyone in the private sector, but I believe (the media) must have pointed out to it what it is doing with the constant chorus of gloom and doom reporting, and give the people a fairer and more realistic picture of free enterprise," he said.

?Sept. 23, 1975: He told a convenience stores convention he wouldn't run for president on a third-party ticket. Reagan denied reports that his staff had met with representatives of Alabama conservative George Wallace to discuss running together on a third-party ticket. "A third party might divide those of a common philosophy and elect someone of a philosophy we oppose," Reagan said.

?1978: Reagan spoke at least four times in Las Vegas that year, calling for less government spending and fewer restraints on American business.

?October 1982: Reagan made two visits to Las Vegas. On Oct. 7, he attended a $1,000-a-person fund-raiser at the home of entertainer Wayne Newton, raising $50,000. That visit was to bolster the campaigns of Republicans Hecht, Gov. Robert List, and congressional candidates Peggy Cavnar and Barbara Vucanovich. Hecht and Vucanovich won, Cavnar and List lost. On Oct. 28, Reagan made a second stop primarily for Hecht, who was challenging Democratic Sen. Howard Cannon. Hecht had been trailing Cannon in the polls, but after the Reagan visit, GOP pollsters said they saw an 8-point jump in favor of Hecht, who ultimately won the race. Newton, wearing a sequined black tuxedo, hosted the rally, during which Reagan said, "Wait until I tell Nancy I played Las Vegas with Wayne Newton and Robert Goulet. I did play it once back in a whole other life." His overnight visit at the Sands took up 250 rooms.

?October 1983: Reagan canceled his Las Vegas trip and instead ordered the invasion of the Caribbean island of Grenada.

?Feb. 7, 1984: Reagan, then 73, addressed 8,000 junior and senior high school principals on the subject of eliminating crime and violence in schools. He also raised $250,000 for Nevada Republicans, then the largest amount raised at one time in the state's history.

?1986: Reagan made three trips to help Santini's Senate race. A Reno visit drew 12,000 people in October and a November visit drew 3,000 to an airplane hanger at McCarran International Airport. On June 25, he visited the Las Vegas Hilton and raised $600,000 at a $1,000-a-plate dinner. He never saw the 40 anti-nuclear protesters outside who were objecting to continued nuclear weapons testing in Nevada and the fact that Nevada was one of three states being studied for a nuclear dump site. At the dinner, Reagan joked about his 1954 song-and-dance act, saying "Some predicted then that I'd never play Las Vegas again, but here I am, playing to a full house." He also discussed the nuclear repository site selection process. "We haven't taken this great responsibility lightly. I will not even be president in 1992 when the final recommendations are expected, but I can assure you and the people of Nevada that I will never do anything that is not totally safe, and that will be true for any president -- Republican or Democrat -- that follows me."

?April 10, 1988: Reagan, a former broadcaster himself, came to Las Vegas to address 4,000 conventioneers at the National Association of Broadcasters. He discussed foreign policy in the 20-minute speech, saying his "peace through strength" approach had worked.

?Nov. 2, 1988: Reagan visited Reno to support Hecht's re-election. He urged the crowd not to elect Bryan, whom he dubbed "a jet set, tax-and-spend liberal." Nevadans chose Bryan as their senator.

?Oct. 11, 1989: A month after he had surgery to drain fluid from his brain as a result of a fall from a horse, Reagan addressed 500 Dollar Rent A Car dealers, picking up his usual $50,000 fee for his 25-minute speech and 25-minute question and answer period. The 78-year-old was sporting shorter, grayer hair, and a Review-Journal article suggesting he had previously dyed his hair resulted in an irate call from his spokesman, Mark Weinberg. "You have done the former president a great disservice. He had never used hair dye in his entire life," Weinberg said.

?Jan. 30, 1990: Reagan spoke to 2,000 members of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates at The Mirage and told them he was proud of the "spiritual revival" that took place in the country when he was president. He had nothing to say about a federal judge's order that he turn over his presidential diaries concerning the Iran-Contra arms deal for use in the trial of John Poindexter, his former national security adviser.

?April 13, 1992: Reagan , then 81, was speaking to 2,000 people at the National Association of Broadcasters convention when nuclear protester Rick Paul Springer rushed the stage, grabbed a crystal eagle award that had been presented to Reagan and hurled it to the floor. Springer was sentenced to four months in prison for a misdemeanor crime: interfering with the Secret Service. Springer had another 11 months added to his sentence when he failed to show up to serve his time.*3

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References

*1. Las Vegas Review-Journal is the largest newspaper in Nevada. It has its website at the address of: reviewjournal.com. This website is famous with its communitylink. WBTI's website is brought to you through the communitylink of Las Vegas Review-Journal at http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti.
*2.Las Vegas Review-Journal.
"reviewjournal.com on Sunday, 06-06-2004," (June 6, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*3. Ibid.

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 Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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Governor Kenny Guinn's statement on passing of President Ronald Reagan
By the Office of Governor*1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2004 Contact Greg Bortolin or John Trent
775-684-5670

gov. guinn statement on passing of president reagan

CARSON CITY - Gov. Kenny Guinn released the following statement today regarding the passing of President Ronald Reagan:*2

"Nevada lost a dear friend and the nation lost a role model. As a young man, the future President's name appeared on a Las Vegas Strip marquee. In the White House, his closest confidant on Capitol Hill was Nevada¡¦s Paul Laxalt, a relationship forged when they were neighboring Governors.

"President Reagan was a strong leader whose policies strengthened the nation's economy and ended the Cold War. As President, Mr. Reagan gained the confidence of the country through bold leadership. First Lady Dema Guinn and I extend our deepest sympathies to First Lady Nancy Reagan and the rest of the Reagan family."*3

Office of the Governor Grant Sawyer State Office Building
101 North Carson Street 555 East Washington, Suite 5100
Carson City, NV 89701 Las Vegas, NV 89101
Fax: 775-684-7198 Fax: 702-486-2505

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Referencs

*1. Office of Nevada Governor Kenny C. Guinn. Dr. Kenny Guinn is the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A..
*2. Office of the Governor. 'Press Release - June 5, 2004 - GOV. GUINN STATEMENT ON PASSING OF PRESIDENT REAGAN,' "An e-mail to Dr. Tony Lei from the Office of Governor Kenny C. Guinn," (June 5, 2004), Carson City, Nevada: Office of Governor Kenny Guinn.
*3. Ibid.

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 Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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Greetings in the name of the Lord!
By Paul Goulet*1

Dear Partners in Vision,

Greetings in the name of the Lord!

What an awesome time we had at Celebrate America. Thank you to all the volunteers that made this event a huge success.

New Things at ICLV-

I am excited about all the great things that the Lord is doing at ICLV and New Hope. As you know, Pastor Aaron recently got his miracle at 911 G Street. He has been hitting record numbers in attendance. We thank you for all of your generous gifts and thank the Lord for all of His goodness. Please continue to pray for them. They are in the midst of a block party this weekend that we know is going to bring in a greater harvest.*2

We wanted to update you on a few items: We've sent our Master's Commission team to New Hope to help Pastor Aaron and Danita bring in the harvest. We also want you to join us as we welcome Forerunners on the campus and as they get grafted into this vine. They are going to be a very important part of helping us fullfill the 2020 Vision. If you are interested in becoming a homeopener or want to help in any way, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

The 2020 Vision is greater than one person, that is why we need others to come along and help us carry this great call unto completion. I know that the Lord is going to do it.

How can you be a part of it? Please call the office, and I'm sure that we can plug you in somewhere.

Denise and I love you and we pray for God to bless you richly.*3

In His Service,

Pastor Paul Goulet

Go to our web page for more updates and great testimonies.

International Church of Las Vegas
8100 Westcliff Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89145
Phone: 702-242-2273
Fax: 702-242-5316
Web site: http://www.iclv.com
E-mail: pastor@iclv.com

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References
*1. Paul Goulet is the Senior Pastor of International Church of Las Vegas (ICLV). The address of the Church is: 8100 Westeliff Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 89145.
*2. Goulet, Paul. '2020 Vision - Touching this city, reaching this world!' "An e-mail to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei from Pastor Paul Goulet of ICLV," (June 4, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: International Church of Las Vegas (ICLV).
*3. Ibid.

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 Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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U. S. Senator Harry Reid's "WHIP ROUND UP" on June 4, 2004
By the Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader of the U. S. Senate*1

Reid for Nevada
Reid Backs New Benefits for Aerial Firefighters

Senator Harry Reid is working to provide federal benefits to aerial firefighters who are killed or disabled in the line of duty. The Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2003 would make pilots and crews eligible for the benefits if they suffer death or disability while battling a blaze on a contract basis for a public agency.*2

Reid Hosts Meeting for Drought Management

Senator Harry Reid, Senator John Ensign and the Southern Nevada Water Authority hosted a forum called Western Water Vision. Federal and local leaders gathered at the River Mountains water treatment facility in Henderson, where they discussed strategies to conserve and maximize the water resources in southern Nevada.

Reid Meets With Superintendents from Every Nevada County

U.S. Senator Harry Reid invited all 17 Nevada school superintendents to join him for a discussion about the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act. Senator Reid has worked to ensure that Nevada's communities and school systems have the resources they need to meet the requirements of the law.

Working with Nevadans

Alvin McLane, a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) volunteer from Reno, met with Senators Reid and Ensign. Mr. McLane was honored as the recipient of the BLM's "Making A Difference" award. This award reflects his exceptional work on behalf of public lands in America as well as his commitment to preserve Nevada's cultural sites.

Senator Reid met with Clark County Manager Thom Reilly and Dan Musgrove to discuss plans for the new Clark County Shooting Range and other issues.

Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign congratulate Shankari Rajagopal, an eighth-grader at Churchill County Junior High School who represented Nevada in the 77th National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. this week. Shankari survived into the fifth round of the competition, finishing among the top 37 out of 265 contestants.

Week in Review

Work on Defense Bill Continues - The Senate continued debate on the Defense Authorization Bill this week, but progress was limited to a handful of amendments. One amendment that was approved 95-0 establishes a $25 billion emergency fund for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some 200 amendments remain pending on the bill, though many of these are placeholders. Debate is expected to continue throughout next week, with a number of contentious amendments expected on a wide range of issues including low-yield nuclear weapons, the war in Iraq and the prisoner abuse scandal.

Amendment on Nuclear Waste Fails - The Senate defeated an amendment that would have blocked the Department of Energy from reclassifying high level nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site as low-level waste. The department would be able to reclassify the waste under a provision of the Defense authorization bill. The amendment by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), which would have deleted that provision, failed on a 48-48 vote.

Senator Reid Named Conferee on Transportation Bill - Senator Reid has been appointed as a Senate conferee on the sweeping measure to reauthorize surface transportation projects for the next six years. The Senate version of the bill authorizes $318 billion in funding, while the House version calls for $284 billion. In remarks on the Senate floor this week, Senator Reid urged House leaders to begin negotiations immediately so the two chambers can reach a compromise as soon as possible.

INSIDER'S CALENDAR
The Senate will convene Monday, June 7, at 1:30 p.m. with a period of morning business until 2:30 p.m. At that time the Senate will resume consideration of the Department of Defense Authorization bill.

No roll call votes will occur on Monday. The next vote will occur on Tuesday morning in relation to a Kennedy-Feinstein amendment regarding "bunker buster" weapons.

Consideration of the DOD Authorization bill is expected to consume most of the week. Under a previous consent agreement, upon the disposition of the defense bill, the Senate will move to consideration of the Class Action bill.

Reid's Words
My recent meeting with the school superintendents from every county in Nevada was one of the most informative sessions I have ever attended. I learned about the challenges they face as they teach our children, and struggle to fulfill the unfunded mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act.*3

http://reid.senate.gov Fax: (202) 228-7362 Phone: (202) 224 - 2158

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References

*1. Harry Reid is the Senator and Assistant Democratic Leader of the U. S. Senate.
*2. Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader. 'WHIP ROUND UP,' "An e-mail to Dr. Tony Lei from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid," (June 4, 2004), Washington, D. C.: Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader Harry Reid.
*3. Ibid.

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 Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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Overview: A Strategic Plan for Wang Center INC. ---a project of the implementation of an educational entrepreneurship
By Peter C. C. Wang*1
***Editor's note: Opinions expressed by this author, Dr. Peter Wang, are freely and absolutely his own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of ownership and management of this Institute.

Dear Tony and Judy:

It was a good exchange of ideas about the implementation for Wang Center Inc. over the phone with you. I am sure that we'll find ways to work together for the betterment of Sino/US relations. Deeply appreciate your sympathy and prayers during the mourning of loss of my father. May God reward you peace and happiness because of your faith in Him. An updated version of my strategic plan is sent with this e-mail. Take care,

Peter

Dr. Peter C.C. Wang
P. O. Box 234
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
Phone: 831-624-1694
E-mail: Petercwang@aol.com

Wang Center INC.

Prepared by Peter C.C. Wang June 4, 2004

Overview: A Strategic Plan for Wang Center INC.

China's population now exceeds 1.3 billion people and is expected to reach 2 billion by 2050. Just over half of the total current Chinese population is under the age of 25. One of the greatest challenges confronting China is the education of her young people. Building schools and providing teachers for several hundred millions of students will cost staggering sums of money and will be an enormous and complex undertaking. The challenges are great but so are the opportunities! My vision is that the international community can play a pivotal role in developing educators, the educational system and educational content that can change the world and illustrate to Chinese authorities the great wisdom of international cooperation in promoting mutual prosperity, knowledge and peace.*2

The role I envision for the Wang Center INC. is to facilitate cooperative initiatives to expose Chinese educators to the best international education practices, and to demonstrate how extensive use of technology and distributed learning techniques are the logical, most efficient and cost effective ways in which to address the current educational deficit as well as to involve educators, young people and other stakeholders in the United States and China to develop relevant courseware. Given that the cost of IM complete computers is dropping dramatically combined with the rapid expansion of open-source software, cost is no longer a severe limiting factor in wider use of information technology in education. What is urgently needed however is the development of high quality and relevant courseware including educational software, audio and video programs. These programs must be distributed across the vast expanse of the entire country, from the great cities of Beijing, Shanghai to the smallest villages in the Gobi Desert. A comprehensive library of courseware programs that teach mathematics, languages, sciences, history and arts should complement and enhance the conventional school experience, as well as furnish a core curriculum for self-study and adult education. In order to take advantage of low-cost teleconferencing notebook computers and leverage the full potential of available technology we must develop courseware and training programs. An essential companion goal is training advanced IT professionals as human resources for this new pedagogical shift in education.

To promote education in China is a gigantic task but the potential results are well worth the effort. The opportunity is open now and if people of vision and goodwill act I am confident that collectively we can have a significant impact on the future of China, the United States and the world! Time has finally arrived. The world desperately needs innovative development of this kind. For many poor regions throughout the world, this offers unique opportunity to reduce the economic divide. Such divide is the main reason why we live in such a confused world. Progressive development and dissemination of digital courseware is an innovative and viable solution to the problem of educating Chinese young people. Such a pedagogical undertaking, in turn, would offer substantial hope to young people everywhere on earth. With digital network tools plus the latest teleconference desk top computers to distribute carefully developed courseware as content we can empower teachers to educate hundreds of millions of people including K-12 students in remote areas of China.

There are well over 400,000 experts busy developing open-source software without any coordination or integration. At the same time, the application level of open-source technology has entered into rivalry with some of the major enterprises such as Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. It is both possible and necessary first to train large numbers of students in the open source, to integrate and install open-source software, and then to educate them on the ?œinside??of expert level open source codes. Taking these steps would prepare large numbers of highly proficient IT professionals serving as support to the educational needs of China. These professionals would make it possible to complete the IM environment including the testing of open source IM and other essential software such as Open Office 1.1 on all Linux-compatible notebook computers. All of the above objectives can be organized and carried out by an Open Source Institute (OSI), to be established within the Wang Center INC. To this end, the Wang Center INC. proposes to establish the International Open Source Association (TIOSA) to promote collaboration, integration, and training for specifically targeted development in open source products. TIOSA shall recruit at least one Patron Member (PM) from China, Japan and United States prior to end of 2005. The inaugural international TIOSA meeting will tentatively held in China in 2006 and thereafter to be held in the United States and other countries.

There are three initial contents as courseware must be developed and to be used in K-12 educational program which can be listed as:

Language training both English and Chinese

Conservation of global resources

Protection of natural environments

Through digital network, it is possible for us to teach the potential ecological degradation while attempting to alleviate this major societal problem.

MISSION STATEMENTS:

The Wang Center INC. supports educational projects in China to reduce the gap between the haves and have-nots with the following emphases:

Positive impact on the lives of an extremely large number of people through mutual understanding and comprehensive education.
Benefit of students in remote and
inaccessible locations in China.
Provision for students in the United States and Asia with opportunities to participate in programs and activities that can change the world.
Promotion of mutually beneficial trade including the important small business sector and others.
Teaching practical skills that people can use everyday.
Educating students with skills and knowledge that would help them to enter higher levels of educational opportunities in China.
Promotion of close collaborations and partnerships between China and United States.

BUSINESS PLAN:

To be presented after consultations with China and major sponsors from Foundations and Corporations with business interest in China.

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:

In Beijing, China or in Carmel Valley/ Pebble Beach, California USA

CORPORATE STRUCTURES:

The Wang Center INC. has been incorporated in the State of California as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The structure, operation, and focus of the center shall be consistent with the terms of this and any other subsequent agreement(s) and shall, among other things, include the following;

(1) Governing Board. The governing board of the center shall

consist of a Board of Directors that includes Peter C.C. Wang,

the Founder of the Center plus two other directors. In

addition to its annual meeting, the governing board shall meet

at least semi-annually to review Center's operation and to

advise the Founding Director.

(2) Operation would generate excess funds from proprietary products and services offered by the Wang Center INC. could be distributed as scholarships awarded annually by the board of directors and advisors.

ORGANIZATIONS AND PURPOSE:

Education for a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world

Empower teachers with newest high technology as tools

to give every child a chance to share the educational benefits of
the digital age and make globalization work for the benefit of
every child in every village
Establishing the Open Source Institute (OSI)
training high-level IT professionals
developing courseware as content
Establishing the International Open Source Association (TIOSA)
promoting partnerships and integration
sharing information among TIOSA professionals

PROPOSED STRATEGIC PARTNERS:

Deputy Premier, China
Ministry of Education, China

Ministry of Information Industries China

Ministry of Science/Technology China

Ministry of Economics and Trade, China

Ministry of Overseas Chinese Affairs, China

Ministry of Agriculture, China

Ministry of Ming Zhen

Ministry of Culture, China

Beijing University High School, Beijing

Beijing Normal University, Beijing

China Education Electronics Corporation, Beijing

Sichuan University in Chengdu

Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma

Wayne State University, Michigan

Lee Foundation, Hong Kong

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle

IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and 10 others

PROPOSED MANAGEMENT:

Dr. Peter C.C. Wang, Founding Director, Chairman

Dr. Peng Liu, President and Director

Dr. Grace L. Wang, Treasurer and Director

Dr. Tosiyasu Kunii, Director of OSI and TIOSA

Dr. Masayuki Ida, Consultant of OSI

PROPOSED CORPORATE ADVISORS:

Dr. Loren Anderson

Board Member and Past Chair, National Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities: Board Member American
Leadership Forum; Board Member: Washington Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities
President, Pacific Lutheran University

Dr. William H. Foege

Senior Advisor, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,

Senior Advisor, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation,

Member, American College of Epidemiology,

Member, American Medical Association,

Board Member, Rockefeller Foundation; The Casey Foundation

Board of Regents, Pacific Lutheran University

Mr. Yunxiang Wang

Ambassador, Consul General of The People?™s Republic of China in

San Francisco (1999-2004)

Wang Center Advisor for International Programs at Pacific

Lutheran University

Mr. Sidney Rittenberg

Recipient of the first Peace Maker Award in 2003 from the Wang

Center for International Programs,

Consultant to many Fortune 500 corporations with business

interest in China

Mr. Richard N. Hildahl

International Development Projects on behalf of the World Bank

and several multi-lateral organizations

Board of Regents, Pacific Lutheran University

Dr. Robert Thomas

Dean, College of Sciences and

Dean, College of Liberal Arts

Wayne State University

Thesis advisor to over twenty Chinese Ph.D. Students in physics

Dr. Janet Rasmussen

Executive Director, Wang Center for International Programs,

Elected Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Harvard University Ph.D. in Germanic Language and Literatures

VISION AND SCOPE:

In addition to the great and worthy goals of this initiative in China discussed above, my personal motivation is to provide additional scholarships at the Wang Center of Pacific Lutheran University for highly qualified and motivated students who show commitment to lifetime service. Furthermore I hope to encourage and inspire others to join the cause of using technology effectively to promote education and literacy in areas of the world with an educational deficit.

My preference is to have a Deputy Premier of the State Council to be in charge of this project in China to insure its future success and support including adequate financial support from China and United States. At that time the proposed management would be reorganized and shall be dedicated to raise funds and long term planning.

Members of the International Open Source Association will come from the worldwide open-source community including open-source educators, investors and strategic partners.

The Open Source Institute could be a specific program under the Wang Center for International Programs of Pacific Lutheran University.

Our business model can be extended to cover all part of the globe and is not limited to China.

The initial core group of open-source experts in education will soon be formed with memberships from major computer industries and academic institutions.

BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:

Digital Network to reach all interior China is approximately $25 millions plus annual maintenance costs. Costs in use of satellite and all radio transmissions are to be paid by the Chinese government.

Courseware and content development is dependent upon the level of support from Chinese Government.

Costs related to empowerment to high school teachers are dependent upon the support from major computer corporations and foundations.

It is estimated that the total initial funding needed to launch support of educational reform in China could be $50 millions.*3

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: Please contact:
Dr. Peter C.C. Wang
PO Box 234
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
Tel: 831-624-1694
Cell: 831-236-7670
E-mail: Petercwang@aol.com
Fax: 831-625-3702

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References

*1. Dr. Peter C. C. Wang is the Chairman of Wang Center Inc. and a Regent of Pacific Lutheran University.
*2. Wang, Peter C. C.. 'Overview: A Strategic Plan for Wang Center INC.,' "An e-mail to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei by Dr. Peter C. C. Wang," Pebble Beach, CA: Wang Center, Inc.

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Digging Up Our Past: Chinese Communities in Lumbering and Mining in late 19th Century California and Nevada
By Sue Fawn Chung, University of Nevada, Las Vegas*1

Have you ever thought about what it would be like if the community was predominantly Chinese? A 3-year project (1999-2001) with the U.S. Forest Service, UNR, UNLV, Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, and the Passport in Time volunteers provided me with the opportunity to explore life in the late 19th century Chinese mining community called Island Mountain in northeastern Nevada, about twenty-five miles from the Idaho border. Using oral histories, government documents, local records, court documents, photographs, newspapers, and archaeological finds, it has been possible to gain some insight into the character of this transitional Chinatown from 1873 until 1916.*2

In 1873 Emanuel Penrod left his ranch in Genoa in search of gold. He had been one of the original founders of the rich Comstock Lode in Virginia City, but sold out to Henry Comstock before the Lode became a bonanza. He eventually settled down with his wife and children in Genoa and worked in nearby Carson City, the capital of Nevada. When one of his sons died from a tragic accidental death in Carson City, he felt restless and hopped on the Central Pacific Railroad heading east.

The transcontinental, completed in May 1869, opened new areas for mining and among them was the new mining town of Tuscarora, Elko County, which boasted a Chinese population of 2,000, thus rivaling Virginia City and Gold Hill (the Comstock Lode). The Beard brothers had founded the site and brought Chinese workers to help develop the irrigation system needed first for placer mining and then hydraulic mining. The Chinese stayed and mined. There were two Chinatowns and several wealthy merchants, most notably Ah Lee Lake (b. 1855, immigrated 1869, still active 1910), who in the winter wore an ermine lined Chinese silk jacket and who traveled to San Francisco and China regularly to buy supplies for the miners in the area. Ah Lee Lake was the wealthiest Chinese in Elko County and had good relations with both the Chinese and non-Chinese communities. In Tuscarora, Chinese miners worked alone, in groups, or with miners of other ethnic origins. It was a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural community.

Penrod decided to search for a new placer mining site and headed in a northeastern direction after disembarking at the major Central Pacific roundhouse town of Carlin. Instead of heading toward Tuscarora, he went further to the northeast, about 75 miles, near the mining town of Bruno City that quickly became a ghost town. He came upon a 8,000 feet loaf-shaped mountain surrounded by clouds and called it ¡§Island Mountain.¡¨ There, along with two friends, he discovered a rich new source of gold. He realized he needed water for more placer mining so he turned to Chinese workers, noted for their irrigation systems in China and in the Carson Valley, especially in Genoa, as well as Tuscarora. Eventually they brought in hydraulic mining equipment. A monitor had a force of 5,000 pounds under water pressure. A ¡§Little Giant¡¨ monitor could blast 16,000 gallons of water a minute and wash away 4,000 cubic yards of earth in a 24-hour period. Penrod and his two associates struck it rich. With his newfound wealth, he ran for State Assembly and won a seat for one year in 1874-5. But his real success was at Island Mountain, where he, his wife, and children had settled and where he lived until 1897. Penrod estimated that during his 24 years at Island Mountain, he took out a quarter of a million dollars. He also set the precedent of allowing law abiding Chinese to remain relatively unmolested.

According to the 1875 state census, 50% of the population of Island Mountain was Euro-American and 50% was Chinese, a total of 50 people. Some of the ditch diggers and miners had come from nearby Tuscarora, Mountain City, and Placerville, Elko County. By 1880 there were 71 inhabitants of Island Mountain: 54 (76%) Chinese, of whom 45 (83%) were miners and the remainder: 4 cooks, 2 woodchoppers, 2 merchants, 1 laundryman, 1 loafer, and 1 prostitute; 6 Native Americans (2 women, 1 child, 1 medicine man, 2 hunters); and 11 Euro-Americans (2 women, 1 farmer, 2 teamsters, 6 miners), including William Allen Penrod and his wife, Rebecca. Nevada attracted the Chinese because its constitution allowed resident aliens to buy, own, and sell land. By 1897 the character of Island Mountain changed because Penrod had sold his interests to the Gold Creek Mining Company, and the company decided to develop a new town named Gold Creek about 3-5 miles away on flat land instead of hillside. There the Euro-Americans resided in their new buildings, but the local hotel had a Chinese cook (Ah Bing, b. 1854, immigrated 1880, single, replaced in 1920 by Charlie King, b. 1874, married). By 1900 there were only five Chinese officially living in Island Mountain. The Gold Creek Mining Company recognized the need to have a larger water supply and built the 137 acre Sunflower Reservoir (821/310 million gallons of water), employing approximately 200 Chinese workers and 89 other workers. Some of these Chinese workers probably remained in the area and a few moved into the recently abandoned houses in Island Mountain, now called Gold Creek¡¦s Chinatown between 1897 and 1900. The Reservoir controlled the water from the canal system that the Chinese had built earlier and improved it to the point that it was maintained by a little boat that sailed along the canal system. Mining was possible only from approximately March to September/October, so most of the Chinese miners had other jobs or spent the winter elsewhere. According to the local newspaper, the average income from a season was $9,000 during peak years, so it was possible for miners to rest upon their laurels on a good year.

In 1903 Doctor and Mrs. Mathey visited Island Mountain and Gold Creek. A professional photographer, Hilda Mathey provided a visual of the town filled primarily with Chinese miners. Two notable residents stood out: Hong Lee and Hong Lem, two brothers who ran the local store on Peking Street for a total of 40 years. When one brother died, the other moved from Tuscarora to take over the business. When the U.S. government required a registration of Chinese businesses, the Hong Lee Store was duly recorded. They sold goods to the local population: Chinese, Native American, Euro-American. They carried American products such as sugar, maple syrup, bullets, and clothing as well as Chinese products, such as silks, rice wine, and preserved vegetables. The Hong Lee Store advertised in the newspaper. They welcomed visitors to the community and this was publicized in the newspaper, in particular, when a reporter traveled through the area and stopped at Hong Lee¡¦s for the traditional shot of whiskey to fend off the freezing cold. Hong Lee¡¦s was on the main route between Carlin/Elko (major Central Pacific/Southern Pacific stations) and Boise until the 1920s. The Chinese also shared their Chinese New Year¡¦s celebration with everyone and ladies were often rewarded with silk handkerchiefs. Lem, as the merchant was called, purchased toads from the children, pickled them, and sent them to China. He probably collected pine nuts from the Native Americans and sent these back to China too.

Hong Lem¡¦s store was well-constructed and branches of willow trees were used for the panes of the air-tight windows. There were at least two rooms in the store and in another building or room was three cooking areas ¡V probably for the different temperatures needed to boil hot water for tea, high heat for wok cooking, and lower heat for slow cooking, such as making soups. Shortly after 1903 Lem had made enough money to enter into the middle-class and put a middle-class wooden front on his store. His shop was a gathering place for many of the community members, most of whom had turned from mining to ranching as the years passed.

Nearby there was gambling in one of the buildings and the Chinese welcomed Native Americans and Euro-Americans to the gaming tables. Although there was one prostitute counted in 1880, it was more probable that women came to the town on a wagon from Tuscarora as the population decreased. Most of the Chinese miners were unmarried and many spent most of the lives away from women. A few probably married or lived with Native American women from the nearby Shoshone tribe.

Franklin Jesse Baker, a teamster, was among Lem¡¦s close friends and they helped each other in time of need. For example, when Mrs. Baker¡¦s sister was snowed-in and out of food, it was Lem who came to the rescue with provisions for the stranded family. One day Baker testified in court when two men tried to swindle Lem by selling him over $100 worth of goods for his store with the intent of never producing the products. By custom, Chinese testimony in court against whites, especially in criminal cases, were not regarded with any validity so Baker¡¦s testimony was crucial in recovering the money for Lem. The Bakers, like the Martin family, invited Lem and his room mate to dinner and, according to Della Baker Johns, the daughter, ¡§Mother served what she would normally serve to the family with the exception of always including rice when they came for dinner.¡¨ When Lem was ill, the Bakers and Martins often took him to the doctor in the neighboring town, either Tuscarora or Elko.

As isolated as it might seem to be, the Chinese of Island Mountain were concerned about larger issues. When the 1906 earthquake and fire wrecked San Francisco¡¦s Chinatown, the Chinese in Elko raised money to help their brethen and Lem was among them. From a fragment of a book in Chinese found at the store, it was evident that someone read Chinese and was concerned with the newly established republic (post 1912). Undoubtedly it was Lem since he could sign his name in Chinese.

Lem¡¦s roommate was known as China Joe. In 1910 he sent $1,000 back to his family in China -- $700 more than the average $300 sent to families in China. On the morning of August 2, 1910, he went duck hunting with Bob McKenzie and accidentally drowned in Sunflower Reservoir. Attempts to rescue him had been unsuccessful until the next day when they found him, a duck clutched in his hand. He was buried next to his brother in the local Chinese cemetery and from his headstone, it was revealed that the brothers came from western Guangdong. Thus differences that probably had existed in their homeland were obviously forgotten in their new homeland. Lem observed important Chinese traditions including the Qingming festival every year for the two brothers until his own death.

By 1916 the Hong Lee store disappears from the county tax rolls and one can presume that Lem either died or moved away to spend the last years of his life. With his departure, Island Mountain gradually became a ghost town and then disappeared. Gold Creek burned down in the 1920s and also became a ghost town with a sidewalk that leads nowhere. The Chinese community of Island Mountain thrived during a period of anti-Chinese movement elsewhere in the American west. The residents could establish positive relations with the larger community because of mutual economic benefits, the positive attitude of the community leaders toward other races and ethnic groups, and a frontier spirit that allowed positive interracial interactions.*3

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References

*1. Dr. Sue Fawn Chung is also Fellow and Director of the Cultutre Institution (CI) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Chung, Sue Fawn. 'Digging Up Our Past: Chinese Communities in Lumbering and Mining in late 19th Century California and Nevada,'
"An e-mail to Dr. Tony Lei from Dr. Sue Fawn Chung," (June 4, 2004), Las Vegas, Neveda: UNLV.
*3. Ibid.