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• Thomson Tales: Lunar New Year

  By Chelsea Iorlano, Development & Communications Associate Photos courtesy of Chelsea Iorlano The DC Elementary School Program youth at Thomson Elementary celebrated Lunar New Year and welcomed the Year of the Goat at their very own Street Fair in the Thomson Elementary gym yesterday.  The celebration happened in collaboration with the DCPS After School Program.

• AALEAD MD Youth Have Heart!

  By Melor Suhaimi, MD Programs Manager Photos courtesy of AALEAD MD Staff Every year on February 14th, couples exchange gifts and exchange their "I love yous."  However, to recognize the yearly celebration of love, MD AALEADers did things a little differently last week.  MD AALEADers held discussions on building healthy relationships, learned how different Asian cultures celebrate Valentine's Day, and provided service by making candy grams for their caring teachers. As our AALEAD youth are gr

• Staff Spotlight: AALEAD’s Latest Addition!

  By Chelsea Iorlano, Development & Communications Associate Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff Joining us in December 2014, Shobana is the newest member of the AALEAD team.  Already, she has jumped right in to the DC Middle & High School Program, building rela

• AALEADers visit University of Maryland-College Park!

  By Shobana Modur, DC Middle and High School Program Coordinator Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff On Saturday, January 31st, the DC, MD, and VA High School AALEADers visited the University of Maryland-College Park, hosted by the Filipino Cultural Association (FCA).  After a couple of warm-ups and introductory games, we took a tour of the beautiful campus.  FCA members took us through the popular Stamp Student Union, McKeldin Library, and gave us a glimpse of life as a Terrapin.  Youth also ha

• 2015 MD High School Youth Council is Here!

  By Ari Pak, MD High School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of Ari Pak The MD High School Youth Council is in full swing for 2015! After an intensive selection process, nine AALEADers earned a place in the Youth Council. The MD High School Youth Council has many roles, the largest of which is to plan the Annual APA Youth Summit every summer and to steer AALEAD high school programming with their peer’s feedback and input. In the two weeks preceding the first Youth Council meeting, many you

• “I Am…” AALEAD Youth!

  By Antwoine Johnson, MD Middle School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Youth Over the past couple of weeks, AALEAD youth at Newport Mill Middle School and Loiederman Middle School have been exploring mental health. One part of mental health is self-awareness, being conscious of your thoughts, beliefs, and values and how they shape you and your view of the world. The youth have been doing this a lot through open-ended and reactionary discussions, through viewing and listening to spo

• Message from the ED: It’s National Mentoring Month!

  January is National Mentoring Month and I want to thank all of AALEAD’s past and present mentors for your commitment to our young people.  To everyone who is a mentor – with AALEAD or otherwise, thank you for giving of your personal time and energy to make a real difference in a young person’s life.  Not everyone is lucky enough to be born with a strong support system.  Mentors make the difference for young people who need extra support and deserve to have opportunities to succeed.

• AALEADers attend “Fresh Off the Boat” Sneak Preview

  By Shobana Modur, DC Middle and High School Program Coordinator Photos courtesy of AALEAD staff Last Wednesday evening, a couple of DC AALEAD students and staff were invited to attend a special screening of the upcoming television series, "Fresh off the Boat" at the Newseum.  It is the first Asian-American sitcom in 20 years! Based off Eddie Huang's memoir of the same title, "Fresh off the Boat" tells the story of a Taiwanese family moving from their home in Washington, D.C. to Orlando, FL an

• MD AALEADers Volunteer at Capital Area Food Bank

  By Ari Pak, MD High School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of Keo Xiong, MD Middle School Program Coordinator

  

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• Bancroft Bulletin: Starting the New Year

  By Madeline Sumida, DC Elementary School Program Site Coordinator & Teacher Photos Courtesy of Madeline Sumida The Bancroft AALEAD classes got off to a great start with the New Year, demonstrating leadership and compassion with their community service. The kindergarten through fifth grade students donated 24 pounds of food to the Capital Area Food Bank and made beautiful origami ornaments for So Others Might Eat to hang on the organization’s holiday tree. This new year of 2015 brings ex