By Yonsoo Kang, VA Middle School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff Hello everyone!  It’s Yonsoo again. It seems like only a couple months ago when I first arrived at Holmes Middle School in late September as AALEAD’s new VA Middle School Program Coordinator.  A few weeks had passed and I was a bit crestfallen […]
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By Keo Xiong, MD Programs Manager Photos Courtesy of Keo Xiong, MD Programs Manager “Sometimes when we think we are keeping a secret, the secret is actually keeping us.” ― Frank Warren Friendship. Insecurity. Love. Loss. Fear. Expectations. These are just some of the common threads among the secrets shared anonymously by AALEAD youth for […]
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By Dia Bui, DC Middle and High School Program Coordinator Photo Courtesy of AALEAD Staff All month long, in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, DC youth will be putting leadership into action through leading their own workshops – from Star Wars to origami to League of Legends to food. Since the beginning of […]
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By Charles Kuo, DC Elementary School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff Year to year, families and youth move to DC Â hoping to stay here and find a sense of belonging. AALEAD is a community first and foremost and we welcome families who are new to the area. In our DC Elementary School Program, […]
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