▁Asian ▁populations ▁in ▁ju ven ile ▁systems ▁have ▁double d ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁by ▁all ▁accounts ▁the ▁f iss ure ▁between ▁the ▁ha ves ▁and ▁the ▁have - not s ▁within ▁our ▁very ▁own ▁community ▁has ▁w iden ed ▁too ▁far . ▁A PA ’ s ▁have ▁also ▁seen ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁of ▁Asian ▁American ▁activ ism , ▁from ▁the ▁grad ual ▁strength ening ▁of ▁colleg iate ▁groups ▁to ▁the ▁bold ▁organ izing ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 0 - 2 0 ▁In iti ative . ▁With ▁eyes ▁on ▁these ▁tr ends , ▁EC AS U ▁looks ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁Asian ▁student ▁community , ▁and ▁to ▁bring ▁us ▁to ▁new ▁height s ▁of ▁aw aren ess , ▁activ ism , ▁and ▁pride ▁in ▁the ▁A PA ▁community . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁E CA AS U ▁National ▁Board ▁Rev ival ▁Following ▁the ▁Y ale ▁E CA AS U ▁Conference , ▁the ▁National ▁Board ▁experienced ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁rev ival ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁National ▁Board ▁itself ▁grew ▁from ▁ 2 ▁people ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁people , ▁occup ying ▁ 1 0 ▁board ▁positions . ▁In ▁addition , ▁E CA AS U ▁began ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁non - pro fit ▁status . ▁New ▁bo ards ▁were ▁also ▁created , ▁including ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁( aka ▁Director ate ) ▁and ▁the ▁E CA AS U ▁Representatives ▁Council ▁ ▁( which ▁includes ▁about ▁ 6 0 ▁people ▁from ▁ 4 0 ▁schools ▁in ▁