by Neel Saxena, Executive Director
Photos Courtesy of Neel Saxena & Bitmoji
Today is Halloween, one of my favorite “holidays” because it was a time in my life as a youth to be able to define for myself how I wanted the world to see me and emulate a favorite character and see someone I did
by Freidricka Camille, Community College and Internship Programs Coordinator
Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff
With the fall weather in full swing, it is hard to believe that it has been nearly a month since I started office hours at Montgomery College in Rockville. I have “met” and communicated with
By Stephanie Lim, DC Middle and High School Program Coordinator & AALEAD DC Middle and High School Youth
Photos Courtesy of Stephanie Lim
The beginning of another cycle of after-school programming is an exciting and busy time for staff and youth.
Staff have been hard at work preparing lesson plans and act
By Neel Saxena, Executive Director
Photos Courtesy of Various Staff
Logo Courtesy of DC Programs Manager, Charles Kuo
Asian American LEADs orgins are rooted in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC where Sandy Dang, AALEAD’s founder, saw the unmet need in low-income Vietnamese refugee youth and made supporting th
By Diane Bui, MDHS Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of AALEAD MD Staff After-School programs in Maryland start THIS WEEK! We are so excited to be back in our schools, reconnecting with returning youth, and welcoming new youth to programs. Youth in schools today are busier than ever. Between magnet programs, IB classes, AP course loads and a number of after-school activities, it’s no surprise our youth are always on the move. This got our MD staff talking about when we were younger, and