Monthly Archives: March 2019

• Youth Agents of Change – A Look into the DC Youth Council

  By Charles Kuo, DC Programs Manager

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  At Asian American LEAD, Youth Council has been an opportunity for youth looking to build their leadership skills and gain skills in event planning, group facilitation and processing, collaborative work, budget management, and outreach and communications. Youth Council

• MD region IGNITES with a Fire & Ice Movie Social!

  By Anu Sharma, MD High School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  This past Friday, youth from AALEAD After School programs across the Maryland region joined us in our office to participate in a fun and relaxing movie social. Youth selected a movie (“Mary and the Witch’s Flower”) to watch together with their peers and enjoy the afternoon with op

• #HashtagActivism in the VA Programs

  By Pallavi Rudraraju, VA Middle School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy by Pallavi Rudraraju
  

  This week, AALEAD youth in Fairfax County learned about Hashtag Activism, a form of Digital Organizing.
  

  

  A Conversation with AALEAD Staff Mecca!

  

  By Neel Saxena, Executive Director interviewing Mecca McPherson, MD Middle School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  As February wrapped up last Friday