Yearly Archives: 2022

  • Summer Intern Spotlight: Mei Tomko

    Written and Photos by Mei Tomko, Mentoring Summer Intern

    Hi everyone, I’m Mei Tomko (she/her), the 2022 Mentoring Program Summer Intern! I am ecstatic to join the AALEAD team this summer. I am a rising senior at American University majoring in International Relations with a concentration on Human Rights and East Asia.

    Written by Diana Tran; Contributed by various AALEAD Staff Members

    As we look back over the last two months, Asian American LEAD is proud to share the different ways that we, as a team, celebrated Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander heritage and came together to support our communities across Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia

  • AAPI Mental Health: You Matter!

    By Catherine Han, Virginia Middle School Program Coordinator
    Photos by various sources

    Photo courtesy of chib

  • Youth Say AALEAD Programs Are a 10 Out of 10!

    By AALEAD DC High School Youth and Natie Hara, DC High School Program Coordinator
    Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff

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    DC AALEAD Students Showcase The Crossroads of Their Lives

    Written by Diana Tran, DC Middle School Coordinator

    Written by Various AALEAD Staff Members; Organized by Diana Tran

    Photos by Various Sources

    Photo courtesy of Rachel Hendrix (National Par

  • Community Bonding with Asian American LEAD Virginia Youth Bonding

    By Catherine Han, Virginia Middle School Program Coordinator 
    Photos Courtesy of: AALEAD Staf

    Virginia Programs are in full swing for the 2022 year! We are currently at Falls Church High School, Annandale High School, Luther Jackson Middle School, Kilmer Middle School and Poe Middle School. You might have noticed that AALEAD is now a

  • Proudly Presenting our 2022 AALEAD DC Showcase Event!

    By Diana Tran, DC MS Program Coordinator
    Images from various AALEAD staff members

    Throughout February, Asian American LEAD celebrated Black History Month with the rest of the nation. In the work that we do as a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting low-income and underserved Asian-American Pa

  • Happy Lunar New Year from AALEAD!

    By: Diana Tran, DC Middle School Program Coordinator

    February 1st, 2022 marked the first day of the Lunar New Year. Cultures across Asia celebrate Lunar New Year in different ways and even go by different names. Korea celebrates Seollal (설날) while Vietnam rings in Tết on the fi

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