Ho was also a participant in many conference events. "The overall atmosphere of the students from other colleges added a lot," Ho said. "Everyone wanted to learn and explore their feelings about Asian American issues."

Chung said he has received a lot of positive feedback from conference participants.

"I've gotten many positive responses," Chung said. "I think that everyone went away pleased with their experience."

The Conference was able to attract dynamic talent to the conference because of increased funding, according to AAA Co-Business Director Jeremy L. Kwan '00.

Kwan helped increase funding for the conference by soliciting funds from national corporations.

Corporations who sponsored the event included the Princeton Review, Anheuser-Busch and Cambridge Trust Bank.

"We wanted to do a lot more than last year," Kwan said. "One of the big problems last year was money, and this year we didn't want money to constrain our vision."

Kwan said he wants to see the conference grow even more next year.

"We always want to do more," Kwan said.