CA AS U ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁( M arch ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁which ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁almost ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁students . ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁E CA AS U ▁conference ▁held ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University ▁drew ▁in ▁over ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁students ▁from ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁different ▁colleg es . ▁The ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁E CA AS U ▁conference ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 - 2 2 nd ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Mission ▁ ▁Mission ▁To ▁insp ire , ▁educ ate , ▁and ▁emp ower ▁those ▁interested ▁in ▁Asian ▁American ▁& ▁Pacific ▁Island er ▁American ▁issues . ▁ ▁Go als ▁To ▁strength en ▁Asian ▁American ▁student ▁organizations ▁through ▁inter col leg iate ▁communication ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁educational ▁needs ▁of ▁Asian ▁American ▁students ▁To ▁advance ▁the ▁social ▁equality ▁of ▁minor ities ▁by ▁elimin ating ▁pre jud ice ▁and ▁disc rim ination , ▁def ending ▁human ▁and ▁civil ▁rights , ▁and ▁comb ating ▁rac ism ▁and ▁hate ▁cr imes ▁by ▁activities ▁permitted ▁under ▁Section ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Code . ▁To ▁encou rage ▁Asian ▁Americans ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁elect oral ▁process ▁through ▁non - part isan ▁and , ▁un bi ased ▁vot er ▁registration , ▁get - out - the - vote , ▁and ▁vot er ▁education ▁drives ▁that ▁are ▁not