By Neel Saxena, Executive Director
Photos from various sources
By Neel Saxena, Executive Director
Photos Courtesy of Freidricka Camille, College and Career Mentoring Program Coordinator
AALEAD’s approach to out-of-school time p
By Neel Saxena, Executive Director
Photos courtesy of Various Sources
Over the past 10 years, Asian American LEAD went from a local youth development organization to the
By: Pallavi Rudrataju, VA Middle School Program Coordinator; and Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications Associate
Photo Courtesy of AALEAD Staff
The Back to School season is finally upon us. Here at AALEAD, this is the time where our program staff work even more diligently together to kick off the AALEAD's After School and Mentoring Programs for the new
By: Freidricka Camille, College and Career Mentoring Program Coordinator Photo courtesy of AALEAD Staff This is an exciting time to consider applying to be a College and Career Mentor with Asian American LEAD (AALEAD). Not only is Asian American LEAD bolstering its college access support for high school students, we
By: Alani Fujii, MD Summer Program Intern
Photos courtesy of Various Sources
Nice to Meet Again, AALEAD!
Hi everyone, my name is Alani Fujii, and I am the Maryland Summer Programs Intern at AALEAD! I am entering my senior year at Barnard College pursuing an Urban Studies and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies degree. I am also a former AALEAD youth! From 2011-2015, I was in the Maryland afterschool and
By: Ari Pak, MD Programs Manager
Photos courtesy of AALEAD staff
QUIZ: What does the “E” in AALEAD stand for? No cheating!
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An Internship Reflection: Growing Together with Our Youth
By: Kenny Lam, DC Elementary School Program Intern Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff Over the duration of my internship I learned how to interact with elementary-aged children in the school environment, in addition to working with AALEAD staff to create age-appropriate lesson plans. My experience with AALEAD has taught me that youth development is not a one-way conversation in which we pour knowledge into children’s brains, but rather a two-way conversation that allows both the youth and t
By Saadia Ahmad, DC Elementary School Program Coordinator Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff
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By Shaima Ahmad, Virginia Programs Manager Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff Over the past few weeks, our youth at Annandale High School have worked hard to research, prepare, and facilitate workshops for their peers. Youth are given the opportunity to generate ideas for topics that they find interesting. This year we covered a variety of topics such as: <