Sunday's activities include "coffeehouse readings" in Loker Commons, which, according to Chung, will feature Asian-American writers such as Jeffrey C. Yang '89, founder of A magazine; a panel discussionon ethnic studies; and Matsui's closing address,entitled "Leadership and Political Empowerment inthe Asian-American Community."

Matsui, a 20-year veteran of Washington, D.C.,and co-author of the Japanese-American RedressBill of 1987, is one of only three Asian Americansin the House of Representatives and only one offive in Congress, according to his presssecretary.

The conference has grown significantly thisyear. While 300 Harvard students registered lastyear, 450 have already done so this year, Chungsaid.

The conference has attracted so many this yearthat AAA will not be able to secure on-campushousing for about 200 of the attendees for theduration of the conference, according to AAA VicePresident Kelly M. Yamanouchi '00, who is also aCrimson editor.

AAA appealed to its members and to first-yearsin the Yard to accommodate the expected influx ofattendees, and they received a "sufficientresponse," Chung said. But AAA was forced towithdraw its offer of on-campus housing to peoplewho registered within the last two weeks, Chungsaid. Most of the housing will be in the Yard,according to Espiritu.

Most of the weekend's activities will takeplace in Lowell Lecture Hall, Emerson Hall, SeverHall and the Science Center.

Though Harvard students do not have to registerto attend any of the events, registration packetsmay prove useful for navigating through thisweekend's activities. The cost for registration is$15 for intercollegiate students and $20 fornon-students, with a $5 penalty imposed on lateregistrants.

Interested students may register in front ofthe Science Center for most of today