William K. Lee '02, who attended the conference, said he was inspired by the panel discussion.

"It gave me insight into why Asian Americans are not involved in the political process, whether it be by not voting or not running for political offices," he said.

Carolyn Woo, dean of the University of Notre Dame's College of Business Administration, analyzed the role Chinese Americans play in the business world.

Surveys show that less than 1 percent of executive positions in corporate America are held by Asian Americans, according to Woo. She believes this is because many corporate leaders think Asian Americans lack leadership qualities and don't want to network and "play politics."

Lee said, "In high school and even now, I've seen that I haven't really been the kind of person that an outsider would say possesses leadership qualities. I think that because of what I learned from her talk, it kind of inspired me to do what it takes."

Saturday night's keynote address by Francey Lim Youngberg at the gala banquet concluded the conference and was followed by a dance at the Emerald Club.

Although this officially marked the end of the conference, many of the intercollegiate organizations' officers stayed for Sunday's "Meet the Speakers," which offered them a chance to talk with the conference speakers in an informal setting in order to network.

Due to the heavy rainfall and subsequent plane delays, the play "Exit the Dragon," produced by Ming-Na Wen and Eric Michael Zee, which was originally scheduled for Friday night, had to be canceled, and the keynote address of the conference had to be moved to Saturday morning.