The Power of Ethnic Studies at Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions

So, like many other programs, students drove the creation of this Asian American Studies program. . . . A little over 10 years ago. . . . Undergraduate students engaged in campus activism through, sort of, organizing to meet with administrators and they also were able to build a coalition of staff and faculty and graduate student support. . . . I would say the main driving force was student activism.