About ECAASU

After 34 consecutive conferences and 34 years of uninterruped growth, ECAASU remains to be the oldest and largest Asian American student organization in the nation and one of the most widely attended student conferences in the country.

ECAASU seeks to inspire, educate, and empower those interested in Asian American issues; to strengthen Asian American student organizations through intercollegiate communication; to advance the social equality of minorities by eliminating prejudice and discrimination, defending human and civil rights, and combating racism and hate crimes; to encourage Asian Americans to participate in the electoral process through voter registration, get-out-the-vote, and voter education drives; to promote coalition-building and mutual understanding among Asian Americans with different nationalities and all people of color.

 

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Our Next Conference

Thank you for attending the 2011 East Coast Asian American Student Union Conference at UMass Amherst!

Our next conference in 2012 brings us to none-other-than Duke University in Durham, North Carolina for ECAASU’s 35th conference! You can visit the conference website at: www.ecaasu2012.org. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Fact of the Day (1/30) - Earliest Asian Migrations

One of the earliest Asian migrations recorded to the United States are the Manilamen of St. Malo, Louisiana. As early as 1784, the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade created a major trade route and market for Spain. Spaniards embarked on voyages that traveled across the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to the ports of Manila, Philippines, profiting from lavish goods with high gain. However, the downside came with the use of Filipino labor as they were brought to travel onboard the ships, many as slaves that performed labor under unfair conditions. As a result, some Filipinos jumped ship and settled in Louisiana, establishing a fishing village and lived interdependently without Spanish rule.
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