Monthly Archives: December 2018

• Saying Goodbye to 2018 at MD Holiday Party

  By YLan Nguyen, MD High School Program Coordinator
  Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  Last week, AALEAD Maryland Programs celebrated the end of the year at our Annual Winter Holiday Party. Youth from across MD middle schools and high schools gathered for an evening of community, joy, and celebration. The theme for this year’s Holiday Party derived from the overall program theme - “Ignite: Discover Your Passions.”

• Promises Kept: Thomson Family Reunion

  By Saadia Ahmad, DC Elementary School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  Every holiday season is a beautiful reminder to appreciate simple joys and be thankful for all the good things in life. Often times, we let little things stop us from seeing clearly and cloud our vision. But it’s gratitude that gives us energy and power to keep moving on and t

• The New Kids on the Block: AALEAD expands programming to Arlington, VA

  

  By Neel Saxena, Executive Director

  Photos courtesy of Various Sources

  Over the past 10 years, Asian American LEAD went from a local youth development organization to the

• Discover your passion with the 7th Annual AALEAD APA Youth Summit

  By Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications Associate
  

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff
  

  On November 17, 2018, over 40 High School youth in the DMV area gathered around the Freer | Sackler Gallery of Art to participate in the 7th Annual AALEAD APA Youth Summit.

  The theme of AALEAD programming this year is