Yearly Archives: 2015

• A Lovely Afternoon at DC Central Kitchen!

  By Ying C., AALEAD DC Student Photos courtesy of Shobana Modur, DC Middle and High School Program Coordinator AALEADers LOVE community service! From wrapping presents for our holiday parties to serving food for the less fortunate, our youth love giving back to their community.  When AALEADers had the day off from school, they jumped at the chance to volunteer at DC Central Kitchen.  Check out a blog post by one of our youth, Ying, below!

  On February 23rd, a couple of AA

• VAHS at Just World Festival

  By Shaima Ahmad, VA High School Coordinator Photos Courtesy of Shaima Ahmad The Just World Festival promotes multicultural understanding and encourages youth to be involved with important social causes and issues. AALEAD students from the Virginia High School Program had the opportunity to attend and be exhibitors at this awesome event. In preparation for the exhibit at the festival, our group spent several program hours engaging in discussion around youth power. Our students were introduced to

• Snow Date March 12 – Aspire to LEAD

  **UPDATED: March 10, 2015** Please plan to arrive early for parking as we plan to kick off promptly at 12 pm

• MD AALEADers Celebrate Lunar New Year

  By Keo Xiong, MD Middle School Program Coordinator Photos courtesy of AALEAD staff and youth Happy Lunar New Year and year of the sheep, according to the Chinese zodiac!

  

  DC AALEADers Discuss Education

  By Shobana Modur, DC Middle and High School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of Surjeet Ahluwalia, Executive Director

  This past Wednesday, Ward 1 DC State Board of Education member, Laura Wilson Phelan, visited the DC AALEAD youth in Columbia Heights.  Since being sworn into office, Ms. Wilson Phelan has launched a 100-day listening tour to be informed about educational issues in the Ward 1 district.

  A few weeks into her listeni

• From the ED: Aspire to LEAD with AALEAD

  Despite this weather, February has been an energizing month for Asian American LEAD. As I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, we are so excited for our Aspire to LEAD lunch coming up NEXT WEEK!  Pulling together this powerful 1-hour program has truly been a team experience.  I hope you will be part of it, too!  Looking forward to seeing many of you there. This

• One Week Until Aspire to LEAD!

  

  We are exactly ONE WEEK out from our Aspire to LEAD free fundraiser lunch on Thursday, March 5, 2015, from 12 to 1 pm, at Woo Lae Oak

• AALEAD at ECAASU 2015

  By Shaima Ahmad: VAHS Program Coordiantor Photos Courtesy of Shaima Ahmad This past weekend 9 AALEAD High School youth had the opportunity to attend the East Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU) Conference. This year, the conference was held at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. ECAASU brings together college students from across the East Coast and creates an environment for thoughtful dialogue and debate concerning important issues within the Asian American Pacific Islander co

• Thomson Tales: Lunar New Year

  By Chelsea Iorlano, Development & Communications Associate Photos courtesy of Chelsea Iorlano The DC Elementary School Program youth at Thomson Elementary celebrated Lunar New Year and welcomed the Year of the Goat at their very own Street Fair in the Thomson Elementary gym yesterday.  The celebration happened in collaboration with the DCPS After School Program.

• AALEAD MD Youth Have Heart!

  By Melor Suhaimi, MD Programs Manager Photos courtesy of AALEAD MD Staff Every year on February 14th, couples exchange gifts and exchange their "I love yous."  However, to recognize the yearly celebration of love, MD AALEADers did things a little differently last week.  MD AALEADers held discussions on building healthy relationships, learned how different Asian cultures celebrate Valentine's Day, and provided service by making candy grams for their caring teachers. As our AALEAD youth are gr