▁quality ▁education ▁and ▁enter ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁in ▁significant ▁numbers . ▁Eth nic ▁studies ▁and ▁other ▁support ive ▁programs ▁were ▁established ▁to ▁make ▁education ▁relevant ▁to ▁them . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Asian ▁American ▁organizations ▁were ▁established ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁their ▁specific ▁needs ▁and ▁concerns . ▁Asian ▁American ▁student ▁organizations ▁( AS O ' s ) ▁were ▁formed ▁on ▁camp uses ▁throughout ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁identity ▁and ▁educational ▁rights . ▁The ▁first ▁Asian ▁American ▁student ▁organization ▁was ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Asian ▁American ▁Stud ents ▁Association ▁( Y ale ▁A AS A ), ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁group ▁had ▁ 6 9 ▁largely ▁under grad uate ▁members , ▁who ▁persu aded ▁the ▁Y ale ▁adm issions ▁office ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁more ▁Asian ▁American ▁students , ▁organized ▁campaign s ▁around ▁repe aling ▁Title ▁II ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁Mc Car ren ▁Act ▁and ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁fair ▁trial ▁for ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁Bobby ▁Se ale , ▁developed ▁the ▁first ▁Asian ▁American ▁Studies ▁course ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁( Spring ▁sem ester ▁ 1 9 7 0 ), ▁and ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁East ▁Coast ▁Asian ▁American ▁student ▁conference , ▁" A si ans ▁in ▁America ," ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Y ale ▁in ▁April , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁students ▁from ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁different ▁colleg es ▁attended . ▁M embers ▁of ▁Y ale