▁A AS A , ▁led ▁by ▁editor ▁Low ell ▁Ch un - H oon ▁and ▁publish er ▁Don ▁Nak an ishi , ▁both ▁members ▁of ▁Y ale ' s ▁Class ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁founded ▁Amer asia ▁Journal , ▁the ▁first ▁academic ▁journal ▁for ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Asian ▁American ▁Studies . ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁March , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Some ▁Asian ▁American ▁students ▁formed ▁community ▁organizations ▁to ▁address ▁basic ▁issues ▁of ▁housing ▁and ▁health ▁services . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁of ▁the ▁Bak ke ▁decision ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁u ph eld ▁All an ▁Bak ke ' s ▁claim ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁admitted ▁to ▁U C ▁Davis ▁medical ▁school ▁due ▁to ▁" reverse ▁disc rim ination ." ▁To ▁many ▁people , ▁this ▁decision ▁represented ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁civil ▁right ▁g ains ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁It ▁also ▁spark ed ▁a ▁huge ▁struggle ▁led ▁by ▁Third ▁World ▁students ▁against ▁this ▁decision . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁a ▁state wide ▁challenge ▁that ▁required ▁a ▁new ▁level ▁of ▁organization . ▁R ally ing ▁against ▁the ▁Bak ke ▁Dec ision , ▁Asian ▁American ▁students ▁recognized ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁network ▁capable ▁of ▁providing ▁a ▁bro ader ▁perspective , ▁mut ual ▁support , ▁and ▁the ▁capacity ▁for ▁collect ive ▁action . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁Asian ▁Pacific ▁Student ▁Union ▁( AP SU ), ▁the ▁Mid west ▁Asian ▁Pacific ▁American ▁Student