By: Liying Tan, AALEAD Curriculum Development Intern
Photos Courtesy of Liying Tan
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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: <
By Stephanie Lim, DC Middle & High School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of Stephanie Lim What happens when two youth-serving organizations come together? Recently, a group of AALEADâs DC Middle & High School youth had an opportunity to lead a joint program with youth from P
By Neel Saxena, Executive Director
Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff
Itâs Thanksgiving week and this marks the 1 year anniversary of my transition to Executive
by Neel Saxena, Executive Director
Photos Courtesy of Neel Saxena & Bitmoji
Today is Halloween, one of my favorite âholidaysâ because it was a time in my life as a youth to be able to define for myself how I wanted the world to see me and emulate a favorite character and see someone I did
By Freidricka Camille, Community College and Internship Programs Coordinator Photo Courtesy of AALEAD Staff My name is Freidricka Camille, and I am excited to join the AALEAD family as the new Community College and Internship Coordinator. A little bit about me, I was born and raised in the Philippines for eleven years before my mom and I immigrated to the United States to live with my dad. It was the summer before 6th grade. Â When I lived in the Philippines, I had imagined that
By Tina Ngo, Mentoring & Volunteer Programs Manager Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff There have been many things that I've learned over the course of my time at Asian American LEAD (AALEAD), but one lesson in particular will always stand out to me. During an after school program session, a young person and I had a discussion about choices and how a single decision can create a ripple effect. I'll never forget this conversation because AALEAD youth speak truth: the choices that we make imp
By Yonsoo Kang, VA Middle School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of Yonsoo Kang Hello everyone! Â Happy 2016. Youth from Poe and Holmes Middle Schools have been busy learning about one anotherâs culture as well as celebrating their own. Â In December and January, AALEADers used icing to draw flags representing their heritage on cookies
By Shaima Ahmad, VA Programs Manager Photos Courtesy of Shaima Ahmad This past week three AALEAD youth from the VA High School Program at Annandale HS had the opportunity to attend a Student Voices Session at the US Department of Education with Secretary Arne Duncan and Under Secretary John King. The session was focused on hearing stories and gaining feedback from first generation immigrant youth and their families in regards to their experiences with the US education system. Despite being n
By Yonsoo Kang, VA Middle School Program Coordinator, and Eileen Chen, VA Programs Intern Photos Courtesy of Yonsoo Kang, Eileen Chen, and the Heinz History Center ââŠthe movements translate to âIâm not above you, youâre not above me, weâre side by side, weâre togetherâŠââ â LaMont Hamilton, Smithsonian Artist Research Fellow at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage,