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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Season's Greetings from Chancellor Dr. Charles Runnels and Mrs. Dr. Norvel Young of Pepperdine University
By Tiffany Chang

The mails for us to pick up used to be late on Monday, and thus we received the mails at about 5:00 p.m. this afternoon. The following two mails are the most important ones of them:

1. Season's Greetings from Chancellor Dr. Charles Runnels
To: Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei
President
Washington Business and Technology Institute

This card has been designed creatively! On the cover, it is the Heroes Garden. The Garden was opened to the public on September 11, 2003. It is a quite place of reflection dedicated to the heroes of 9-11 and all those who live heroic lives. The photo was taken by Ron Hall with special treatment by Keith Lungwitz.

The inside photo is of the Runnels family. The Runnels family gathered at the stunning new Drescher Graduate Campus at Malibu, which opened in fall 2003. Pictured left to right are Chase, Susan, Duke, Ginger, Jessica, Megan, Alexander, Christopher, Caitlin, Jasmine, and Tyler. Amy Jo and Charles are seated in front. *1 The photo was taken by Alex Washington.

Great is the Message inside:
There is a garden that brings to mind
faces of Americans, courageous souls.

It can remind us, too, of a heroic season:
as the old, with both victories and hardships,
bows to the new, with resolves to reach
high, wider, deeper.

And it can remind us of the coming of
The Great Hero, from heaven to earth,
to show us the most beautiful face
of courage, forgiveness, and love.

May this be your best year ever.

Charles (Signature.)

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2. Christmas Card from Mrs. Dr. Norvel Young
To: Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei
President
Washington Business and Technology Institute

The cover is a photo of colorful building. Mrs. Young states the following for the cover: "I'm delighted to share the news of a University fund-raising effort to name the new building on the Drescher Graduate Campus that houses the Graduate School of Education and Psychology and the Center for the Family: The M. Norvel and Helen M. Young Center. Norvel would be so pleased!" *2

Inside the first page presents the words of the Holy Bible: Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom his favour rests. --- Luke 2:14.

Inside the second page are good words from Mrs. Helen M. Young:
Just when we think
our blessings are full,
God enters
and blesses us with new beauties,
new friends, and new horizons.
He is forever the God of hope,
joy, and peace.

Have a blessed season!

Helen (Signature.)
Helen M. Young

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References

*1. Runnels, Charles. "Season's Greetings!" (December, 2003), Chancellor's Office , Pepperdine University.
*2. Young, Helen. "Season's Greeting!" (December, 2003), House on Tiner Court, Pepperdine University.

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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WBTI supports associations for community service
By Tiffany Chang

WBTI has supported Thai Cultural Arts Association of Las Vegas (TCAALV) already more than ten years for its annual Thai Performaning Arts - Appreciation Day.*1 It is a vivid example for its proclamation and creed which are for the encouragement and promotion of academic research, community service, and humane spirit. "He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling him. My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another," said the Bible.*2 The following is another example of what we would like to do for related and concerned associations in publicity:

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Dear Tony,

Thank you very much for your support of the Singapore Association of Nevada (a non-profit organization) during our launch year of 2003. It is with your support and encouragement that SAN has become a highly respected organization within the State of Nevada and the Republic of Singapore. When I founded SAN in 2003 it was with my strong passion and belief in the Republic of Singapore and the opportunity it provides for Singaporeans and can also provide for Nevadans (including businesses based in Nevada). SAN was formed in 2003 with the intent of creating a support mechanism for Singaporeans living in the State of Nevada (USA), providing support for Nevadans seeking to do business in Singapore (Southeast Asia), and to create government to government linkages between the Republic of Singapore and the State of Nevada.

I am proud to state that we have accomplished everything that we set out to do in 2003. We now have a electronic automated database of over 920 people / organizations that have shown an interest in SAN's role and also have a growing number of paid SAN members. We have also have begun the process of having regular SAN member meetings. Remember, SAN is as much of a business networking organization as it is a social support organization; for both Nevadans and Singaporeans. I encourage you to become a paid member of SAN and to always review www.singaporenevada.com for updates. I would also ask that you update your information with SAN for 2004. You will notice in the extreme lower left corner of this e-mail a link that says 'UPDATE YOUR PROFILE', please click on that link and provide SAN with your updated contact 2004 information. I sincerely wish you a very happy and safe holiday season; we look forward to your support of SAN in 2004.

Kindest Regards,

Jonathan Galaviz
President, Singapore Association of Nevada (SAN)*3

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email: info@singaporenevada.org
voice: 702-595-5880
web: http://www.singaporenevada.org
Singapore Association of Nevada (SAN) ¡P 1930 Village Center Cir. #3-281 ¡P Las Vegas

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References

Since the following article had been published by the "Newsbrief of WBTI", "Nevada Examiner", "Highlights of Seniors United", among others; the whole environment has been much improved for the Asian community. It is still valuable to print the feature article again for the advancement and prosperity of our community and country:

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What is the status of our Asian community in U. S.? There is no problem that we have had many outstanding individuals who are very successful in each area of professions. For the view point on the whole body, the Asian community is probably backward a distance away from other racial communities.

In the federal government, the cabinet of President between 1997 and 1998 had only two Asians in the main and secondary levels among the 250 people. They were only in the lowest level. Among the 845 judges only 7 of them were from Asia.*1

In colleges which has been famed as "big capital of idealists," normally, the administrators are promoted from the people who are colleagues working for the higher education. From the analysis on the basis of races, a comparison of the rate between the administrators and colleagues will show the opportunity to climb up in the adminitrative ladder of each race. The black people's rate was .21, that means there were 21 administrative personnel among the 100. Indians was .20; white people was .36; Hispanics was .15; but Asians was .06. Obviously, the bad situation was for Asians.*2

In private business, there was only one highest executive of Asian among the so called "500 Enterprises." We can find that there are highest executives who are Asian most only in those business founded by themselves. From the above statistical data, we were acknowledged that the Asian community owns 3.5% of American population has less than 1.0% people on the decision level in the government or private business. In another word, there is much less than 1/3 opportunity to be promoted to the decision level for the Asian people by comparable to other races. This is a serious problem that we should take care of.*3

It is worth for us to unite and struggle once when we know our Asian status and situation. Lots of other racial people got promoted more fastly than Asians in the public and private sectors. This is another reason that we Asian community should more be united for the best guarantee to climb up in the higher ladder. We Asian are mostly good by nature, but we have never competed against any other race without on the basis of knowledge and talent. We follow the founded spirit of U. S. as a country. Here everybody has an equal opportunity for development of his or her own business in spite of the discrimination of classes, religons, sex, and races. What we should ask for is to set up on the basis of equal opportunity by virtue of humane, reasonable, and legal. How can we attain this purpose? The best policy is to unite each other with good work performance, reasonable human relations, and better American education.

In the recent six years, Asian communities have contributed significant result to the winning of elected important officials in Nevada. Asian 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 the Asian communities have continuously participated and offered to the mainstream society.

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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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Outstanding accomplishment of community involvement
By Cheryl Moss, Jessie Walsh, and Tiffany Chang