Tags: DC Mentoring

• Mentoring Matters: Su’s Story

  By Su L., Current AALEAD Mentor Photos Courtesy of Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff Thank you all for celebrating National Mentoring Month with us! A huge shout out to Su and all of our former and current mentors and volunteers who have invested their time and energy into our youth. The impact that you have made on our students is immeasurable, and we can't wait to celebrate again with you next year! Thank you so much for all that you do. We hope you enjoyed this series, and Happy National Mentoring

• Mentoring Matters: Elizabeth’s Story

  By Elizabeth S., Current AALEAD Mentor Photos Courtesy of Elizabeth S., Current AALEAD Mentor & Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff As we near the end of National Mentoring Month, check out Elizabeth's great story and inspiring words below. Thank you to Elizabeth and all of our wonderful mentors - we are so grateful for you and honored to have you in our Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) family and community! Happy National Mentoring Month! -Tina Ngo, Mentoring & Volunteer Program Coordinator <

• Mentoring Matters: Tippa’s Story

  By Tippa C., Current AALEAD Mentor Photos Courtesy of Tippa C., Current AALEAD Mentor Every January, the Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) Mentoring Program celebrates National Mentoring Month. National Mentoring Month is not only a time for us to honor all of our mentors and how incredible they are, but also a time for them to reflect on their experiences and how much they and their mentees have grown over the past year. Though it is only National Mentoring Month once a year, we are thankful fo

• An Accomplished Morning!

  By Yuanlong, AALEAD DC Student Photos Courtesy of Alex Jue, AALEAD Mentor & Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff

  Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) focuses on three different outcomes: Educational Empowerment, Identity Development, and Leadership. Every year, our youth work towards their leadership goals by participating in various community service activities across the greater DC Metro area. From creating cards for our veterans in the armed forces to volunteering at local hom

• AALEADers Explore Georgetown University!

  By Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff Photos Courtesy of Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff This past weekend, seven youth from Asian American LEAD’s (AALEAD) Mentoring Program, MD High School Program, and VA High School Program had the exciting opportunit

• Partners & Pins: AALEAD Mentoring Goes Bowling!

  By Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff Photos Courtesy of Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff This past Saturday, the Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) Mentoring Program held our first ever Bowling Social! Ten of our mentoring pairs gathered at Lucky Strike DC for an after

• Reflections on My MAC Summer

  By Bhadon Shalakin, Mentoring Program Intern Photo Courtesy of Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff Hello, it's me, Bhadon. This will be my last official blog as an Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) Mentoring and Volunteer Program Intern. I truly have had the best summer in a long time thanks to AALEAD. I started off the summer hopeful, but was still nervous about working with students in such a new capacity. However, as the summer progressed, so did I. Each workshop I led helped build more confidence in myself.

• AALEAD MAC: A Fun Finale!

  By Bhadon Shalakin, Mentoring Program Intern Photos Courtesy of Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff

  Two weeks ago, the Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) Mentoring Advisory Council (MAC) students celebrated the end of the summer program by joining the elementary school students at Six Flags! Everyone was excited for this day after weeks of hard work. Our trip began with a bus ride, which was spent getting to know each other further through the game 20 Questions. We were asked our favorite movies and w

• My Meeting with Mayor Gray!

  By Bhadon Shalakin, Mentoring Program Intern Photo Courtesy of DC Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA)

  Last week, Surjeet Ahluwalia, Asian American LEAD's (AALEAD) Executive Director, and I met with Vincent Gray, Washington DC's Mayor. I previously asked President Obama his opinion on DC statehood, and the exchange was featured in the press with dozens of articles and broadcasts. Our meeting came about through the increased publicity of DC statehood and with the help