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  • Blossoming: VA End-of-Year Celebration

    Saturday, June 1
    11:00 AM - 2:00PM

    Join us in closing out the 2023-2024 Program Year with our AALEAD Virginia community. Here, we will celebrate all of our youth, staff, volunteers, partners, and friends.

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  • Brilliance & Bliss: DC End-of-Year Celebration

    Friday, May 31
    5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Join us in closing out the 2023-2024 Program Year with our AALEAD Washington, DC community. Here, we will celebrate all of our youth, staff, volunteers, partners, and friends.

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  • Our Year In Bloom: MD End-of-Year Celebration

    Friday, May 17
    5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Join us in closing out the 2023-2024 Program Year with our AALEAD Maryland community. Here, we will celebrate all of our youth, staff, volunteers, partners, and friends.

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  • Annual Dinner 2024

    Thursday, May 16
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    Join us for our annual fundraising dinner! All net proceeds will go towards supporting AALEAD’s mission and work, impacting over 400 youths in the DMV.

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  • Golf Tournament

    Sunday, April 21
    8:00 AM

    Join us for our inaugural Golf Tournament! Your support will benefit underserved Asian American Pacific Islander youth in the DMV.

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  • Being: Celebrating International Women's Day

    Thursday, March 7
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    We will be hosting our second International Women's Day celebration! This year's theme is "Being"—we invite you to join us as we celebrate who we are, just as we are.

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Summer Intern Spotlight: Sarah Suleman
Gina Lee Gina Lee

Summer Intern Spotlight: Sarah Suleman

Hello! My name is Sarah Suleman and I am Asian American LEAD’s Summer 2024 Maryland Program Intern. I am a senior Public Policy student at the University of Maryland, College Park, graduating this Fall! In addition to studying Public Policy, I also have two minors in Asian American Studies and Nonprofit Leadership + Social Innovation. I am incredibly passionate about AALEAD’s work and am so grateful to have the opportunity to support their programs this summer.

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Summer Intern Spotlight: Angel Yuan
Gina Lee Gina Lee

Summer Intern Spotlight: Angel Yuan

Hi everyone! My name is Angel Yuan (she/her), and I am ecstatic to be working with AALEAD as a DC Summer Program Intern. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, I am currently a rising senior at Pomona College in Claremont, California, studying International Relations and French. This is my first time in the DMV, and I intend to make the most of it this summer with AALEAD.

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