Washington Business and Technology Institute

News From U.S. Senator Harry Reid and Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
By Tiffany Chang

On October 18, 1999, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley worote President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), Dr. Tony T. Lei, that, "The high cost of prescription drugs is another critical issue for our seniors. This spring, I asked the Committee on Government Reform to investigate the drugs pricing discrimination in Nevada. The results are starting.
"I would like to learn more about prescription drugsand seniors. At this time, my district office is collecting copies of seniors' prescription drug receipts (names and address' may be omitted) so that i can calculate just how much more seniors pay for prescription drugs than large insurance companies. In addition, I plan to present these receipts to the appropriate Committees in Congress to illustrate the urgency for legislation to help seniors control their rising drugs costs. I would like to conduct a prescription drug event in December. If you could again spread the word that I am conducting this study and collect as many receipts as possible to send to my office, Trey Delap (702-220-9823) of my staff is collecting these receipts.
"Again, Thank you for your assistance, leadership, and knowledge regarding senior issue. I look forward to working with you as Congress drafts legislation for Older American's during the second session of the 106th Congress.
Together, we can make southern Nevada truly a wonderful place to call home. I trust the work we do now will not only improve our lives, but more importantly, will lay the troudwork for a better life for our children and grandchildren."
Dr. Lei has been a Member of Las Vegas Senior Citizens' Advisory Board (LVSCAB) for about three years with practical research finding and good work performance to improve the lives and benifits of our seniors. He suggests to encourage members of LVSCAB and his faculty members of WBTI to study this program through scientific technology and research methodology to make sure that recommendations from both the Board and Faculty meet the real needs of our seniors.
Since my first feathure article entitled Dilgent works make(s) Las Vegas nicer (The writer's name of Tiffany Chang was not shown under the title.) published by Nevada Examiner on October 1 - 7, 1999, we are glad to thank for lots of readers increasing week after week. It is our pleasure for Nevada Examiner to be the first of WBTI's related multimedia in spreading the word of the Congresswoman's good information to our seniors.
One of the Associate Fellow of the Culture Institution of WBTI, Liao Hui Yin, is one of the most famous novelist in Taiwan. She graduateed from the Chinese Literature Department of National Taiwan University. She was invited as Visiting Scholar by Cambridge University of England. She travelled and studied in England from 1987 to 1988.
Hui Yin worked for broadcasting and business more than 10 years beginning from the fundamental level to vice president. She knows deeply about the mainstream of the society. On 1982, she received First Prize of the 5th anniversary novelette contest of China Times with her Yu Ma Tsai Tze (Oil Vegetable Seeds. She edited this novel to be a movie and received Re-editing Play Prize of Gin Ma (Golden Horse) Prize in 1983.
Hui Yin believes that literature, acturally, is reproducing lives, reflecting lives, and moreover overpassing lives.
"For a literature creator," she said, "he or she should constantly keeps a soft heart to face the bitter and difficult lives by using his or her grief, sincerity, and humbleness. "The drive for a literature creator is trying to find a good way of life through the struggling of real lives." "Literature is noble because of its closing to life," she added.
A novel of hers with 300,000 words named Ai Chin Leung Ming (The Loves of Good People) was published in July, 1999.
Hui Yin and other three famous writers Tsai Wen Fu, Yang Shao Yun, and Chu Shoa Lin came to Las Vegas on September 29-30, 1997 to visit Chairman of Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada, Dr. Tony Lei and his wife. They were welcomed and treated with city touring and dinner at Texas Casino and Hotel by Dr. and Mrs. Lei.
President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI informs its concerned Asian, Pacific, and Hispanic organizations in Nevada that fax to him from U.S. Senator Harry Reid in Washington, D. C., who is also Assistant Minority Leader of the Senate, announced thefollowing important news:
On its Vol. 1, No. 21 Issue of Whip Round-Up at October 22, 1999, under the section of "Hot Issues," it reported that, "Financial Services Modernization: This week, the roller coaster of the Conference on the Financial Services Modernization legislation continued. Much was accomplihed this week having to do with operating subsidiaries and other contentious conferenceable items. At approximately 3 AM, a meeting adjourned whereby even the most contentious issue, the Community Reinvestment Act, seemed to be reconciled. All parties are hopeful that a compromise will be finanized, especially those in the financial services industry who have been working hard to get to this points for many years.
Under the section of "Nevada Notes," it reported that, "On Friday, the annual Las Vegas Hispanic Summit began at the Community College of Southern Nevada. Among the distinguished list of speakers are Sen. Reid, Rep. Berkely (Berkley), Rep. Gutierrez (D-ILL), Lt. Gov. Bustamante (D-CA), Mickey Ibarra from the White House and Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera.
Under the section of "Outreach," it reported that, "Every Thursday that the Senate is in session, Sen. Reid invites any and all Nevadans visiting Washington to join him in his personal office for a light breakfast. This is a great oppportunity for Sen. Reid to talk to constituents when unable to be in Nevada. These breakfasts also offer a great opportunity for Nevadans to interact with the Senator and his entire staff.
This Thursday, among those in attendance at Welcome to Washington were Mary Gotch, Frederick Brown and Dwayne Stedmont of Las Vegas Housing Authority, Janice Ayers of Nevada RSVP, William Hooks from foothills High School in Henderson, Christine Papio from Las Vegas Academy, and Jeanine Tegano from Green Valley High School in Washington to participate in the Voices Against Violence conference; Anna Severns, the AmeriCorp Presidential Award Winner, along with Joanne and Katic Everts of AmeriCorp , Carol Gibbons, and Anthony campagna of Las Vegas."
Dr. Lei is also the First Advisor of Seniors United's Advisory Board. They will be celetrating Christmas and Chanukah in December 8, 1999. As on the October 1999 Issue of Seniors United Highlight maganzine, its Editor Lillian Wallace stated that, "We hope you will all come. This year we would like to make this a little different way of celebrating. We are asking all of you, if you are in agreement, to bring some ethnic dish that you specialize in. Please call Mae Kipnis (248-8575). Reservations are a must for this event. Deadline for making your reservation is December 3rd as space is limited." Dr. Lei has invited President of Thai Cultural Arts Association of Las Vegas to contribute classical Thai dances to the program in order to promote better enjoyment for our seniors.