By Sharon Rajadurai, VA Summer Program Intern; Alani Fujii, MD Summer Program Intern; and Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications AssociatePhotos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff On August 2nd, the 2018 AALEAD Origins Summer Program officially concluded after serving over 100 youth grades 6 to 12 across the DC metropolitan area in Montgomery County, MD; Fairfax County, […]
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By Anu Sharma, MD High School Program CoordinatorPhotos Courtesy of Anu Sharma and AALEAD Staff In a response to the question “What keeps you going?”, Angela Davis, a Black political activist, author, and scholar, explains: “Optimism is an absolute necessity… What has kept me going has been the development of new modes of community. I […]
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By Liying Tan, AALEAD Curriculum Development InternPhotos Courtesy of Liying Tan On July 10th, I had the opportunity to visit the AALEAD’s DC Summer Programs at Alice Deal Middle School and witnessed an interesting workshop about how youth respond to workplace/higher education situations involving microaggressions. With the lead of Stephanie, the DC Middle & High […]
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By: Freidricka Camille, College and Career Mentoring Program Coordinator Photo courtesy of AALEAD Staff This is an exciting time to consider applying to be a College and Career Mentor with Asian American LEAD (AALEAD). Not only is Asian American LEAD bolstering its college access support for high school students, we are also expanding our […]
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