But some minority-serving institutions, namely historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, are exempt from the department’s decision. While California has many minority-serving institutions, and even one historically Black graduate school, none are recognized as historically Black colleges or official tribal colleges. When she enrolled in an English-language learning course at Laney College in 2013, she wasn’t aware of the Asian student center. She re-enrolled again, but this time, a representative from the Asian student center came to her English class, offering interpretation services for Mongolian speakers. Proven successThe Asian center has never been financially secure, even before the Trump administration’s support for minority-serving institutions began to wane.