Uncategorized

  • AALEAD Summer CommUNITY—Stronger Together

    Converging our power, resources, and knowledge to forge a stronger commUNITY of AAPI youth

    Enrollment for AALEAD’s 2021 summer programs is open for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia youth! We invite all youth from rising 6th

  • AALEAD Alumni Pay It Forward

    By Natie Hara, DC High School Program Coordinator

    Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff and Youth

    AALEAD has supported young people in the DMV region for over 20 years and on Monday, April 26th, three past AALEAD youth paid it forward, each bring

  • You’re Not Alone: Addressing Mental Health in Programs

    By Liana Shivers, VA Programs Manager 

    Photos & Media courtesy of AALEAD Staff 

    “They are too scared...” 

    “They don’t have the opportunity…” 

    <

  • Bang’s Welcome

    By Bang Co, DC Programs Manager

    Photos & Media courtesy of Bang

    Youth Voice and Power: Responses to AAPI Discrimination

    By Rochielle Canare, MD Middle School Program Coordinator

    Photos & Media courtesy of AALEAD Staff and Youth

  • Celebrating the Asian-American Experience

    By Kathy Jiang, VA HS Program Coordinator 

    Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff

    The Stereotypes We Face: A Reflection By DC’s Youth Program Assistants

    By Kaeli Patchen

    As Youth Program Assistants (YPAs), high school youth are responsible for assisting program coordinators with administrative tasks and program facilitation. In addition to participating in YELP! Programs with middle school youth, they also attend weekly intern meetings where

  • A Word From Executive Director Akil Vohra

    To our youth, friends, families, and AALEAD supporters,

    By Maggie Chu, Maryland High School Program Coordinator

    Photos Courtesy of Maggie Chu

    With the rush of senior college applications dying down post winter break, the AALEAD high school team from Maryland, Virginia and DC went to work. Fo

  • Youth Voices for Local Change

    By YLan Nguyen, Maryland Programs Manager

    Photos Courtesy of AALEAD, Google Maps

    AALEAD hosted focus groups for

Email Newsletters with VerticalResponse