By Emily N., Current Mentee and Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications Associate
Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff
Since its inauguration in 2002, the National Mentoring Month campaign is held and observed every January to raise awareness and promote youth mentoring in United States. This week, we are highlighting the
By Anu Sharma, MD High School Program Coordinator; Shaima Ahmad, VA Programs Manager; and Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications Associate Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff This week, we visit Anu and Shaima, who are currently working with our AALEAD High School youth in Maryland and Virginia programs. However, did you know that both AnuMy Favorite AALEAD Moments, pt3.
By: Yuanlong "Yung Dragon" D., AALEAD Youth; Yingzhi D., AALEAD Youth; Ellen G., AALEAD Youth; and Charles Kuo, AALEAD DC Programs Manager
Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Youth, Staff, and Parents
This past year, the AALEAD DC Middle and High School program graduated 13 seniors from our program. We are proud of the
By: Liying Tan, AALEAD Curriculum Development Intern
Photos Courtesy of Liying Tan
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By Neel Saxena, Executive Director
Photos courtesy of Various Sources
AALEAD was founded to support refugee youth and families. Refugees who saw their family members, neighbors, friends, and coworkers killed back home or lost during their passage, facing danger from pirates, over-crowded boats, and storms.
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By Fahduma Majid, Development and Communications Intern and Jenny Zhang, DC Elementary School Program Intern Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff The AALEAD internship program seeks to provide interns with an educational and impactful experience. This semester, AALEAD had the privilege of supporting Fahduma Majid and Jenny Zhang in our internship program! Freidricka Camille, Community College and Internship Programs Coordinator, shares that "Being the internship coordinator gives me
By Saadia Ahmad, DC Elementary School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of Saadia Ahmad They say a picture is worth a thousand words; so when I was asked to do this blog at a time where AALEAD participated in the Lights On Afterschool campaign, I wanted to capture the essence of our DC Elementary School Program through
By: Fahduma Majid, Communications and Development Intern and Charles Kuo, DC Programs Manager
Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff
What is defined as charity? Can “giving” only be defined as a monetary value or is there merit t
By Neel Saxena, Executive Director Photos Courtesy of Saadia Ahmed On March 22, 2017, AALEAD hosted the Aspire to LEAD fundraising event at Top of the Town in Arlington, VA. This was AALEAD's 4th such fundraiser and my first as Executive Director. Last year I was behind the scenes and this year I had the incredible opportunity to join our youth in sharing our often overlooked stories as Asian Pacific Americans. This year's theme was Envision, Create, Transform. For our youth, staff, mentors
By Eugene K., Current VA Youth Mentee
Photo Courtesy of Eugene
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This last youth mentee spotlight this month comes from Eugene, who is dual-enrolled in our Mentoring Program and our VA aft