April 1, 2008 - 12:00am
By Cara Sprunk
Last night the Asian and Asian-American communities met at a forum to discuss a resolution that the Student Assembly passed in November for an Asian community center on campus.
The forum began with a round of applause as Siv Somchanhmacong grad, opened the meeting.
“Tonight we have an opportunity to engage in a conversation about Asian-American needs and the issues ahead of them,” Somchanhmacong said.
Somchanhmacong presented information about the growing number of Asians enrolled at Cornell, stating that the Asian student population has risen from just 4.5 percent in 1980 to 17.7 percent in 2007. Because of this increase, he noted, there is no greater time to discuss these issues.
