"They also weren't sure we could get a large enough audience to fill the forum, and there was concern about this being a primarily Asian-American issue that wouldn't appeal to a larger audience," she said.

Last year's intended forum on the Wen Ho Lee case turned into one discussing the Japanese-American internment, an issue Chang said was thought to apply to a broader audience because of its World War II context.

While Chang and Ethan Yeh '03, who helped organize the forum, said they were pleased with the discussion and with the crowd diversity, some audience members said they wished more persons of non-Asian descent had attended the event.

"I came because I've been interested in this case for a long time, but I also wanted to see how much interest Harvard and the K-school have in this event," said second-year KSG student Ken Choi.

"It seems to me that only the Asian-American community is interested and I don't think this event got as much attention as it deserved," he added.

Kiri J. Mah '02, who said she also noticed the demographics of the audience, said the forum has made her wonder about the building of coalitions.

"I'm wondering how the Asian-American community can mobilize to address issues having to do with individual ethnicities," Mah said. "The forum confirmed what I felt before--that Wen Ho Lee was a victim of racial profiling."

Chang said that last night's discussion has raised a new series of questions she would like to see addressed.