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: Sharon Rajadurai, VA Summer Programs Intern and AALEAD Virginia Youth Program Coordinators (YPCs) Photos courtesy of AALEAD staff Virginia Summer programs have been two weeks filled with fun, learning, and growth. Our days begin with ice breakers and team building activities led by our eager Youth Program Coordinators (YPCs). YPC is an opportunity for our high school AALEADers during the summer to develop their leadership skills by participating in the
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: Yuanlong "Yung Dragon" D., AALEAD Youth; Yingzhi D., AALEAD Youth; Ellen G., AALEAD Youth; and Charles Kuo, AALEAD DC Programs Manager Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Youth, Staff, and Parents This past year, the AALEAD DC Middle and High School program graduated 13 seniors from our program. We are proud of the
By Ha Nguyen, Development and Communications Associate Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff Every seven minutes, there is an occurrence of bullying. Every day, youth of all ages experience bullying in schools across the country. Bullying may inflict dis
By Ha Nguyen, Development and Communications Associate Photos courtesy of Ban Tran and Ha Nguyen This past Saturday, AALEADers gathered together at the 2nd annual AALEAD Day in Silver Spring Civic Building to recognize and celebrate the achievements of our youth in 5th, 8th, and 12th Grade as they get ready to transition to their next journey.
By Pallavi Rudraraju, VA Middle School Program Coordinator
Photos courtesy of Ha Nguyen
You may not know it, but May, in addition to being APAHM - Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - is also Mental Health Awareness Month. Thanks to the support of By: Vi Bui, Youth Mentoring & Volunteer Programs Coordinator
Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff
After a week of rainstorms around DC, the Mentoring Programs end of the year barbecue scheduled for this past Saturday had to be canceled. To our luck, we had the chance through charity Tickets For Kids to attend Cirque du Soleil Luzia at Tysons II instead! Although it was last minute change and at a different time than our original planned group evenIt Takes a Circus To Raise a Child
By Neel Saxena, AALEAD Executive Director Photos Courtesy of Various Sources Every May, the Asian Pacific American (APA) community gears up for
By Saadia Ahmad, DC Elementary School Program Coordinator Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff
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