Educational Empowerment
Educational Empowerment is about connecting youth with all available resources to succeed academically and advocate for their own educational development.
Identity Development
Identity Development is about giving youth the tools to develop pride in themselves, develop a healthy self-concept, and lead productive lives.
Leadership Opportunities
Leadership Opportunities are about giving youth opportunities to develop skills as leaders to take on leadership positions in their schools and communities.
November 2, 2018
A Cultural disPLACEment
On Thursday, October 18, 2019, Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) connected with the Consumer Health Foundation (CHF) to help celebrate their 20th Anniversary with a tour of DC’s Chinatown and share #ThisFireBurnin inside youth whose history has been erased and ignored. CHF advocates for racial equity ...
October 23, 2018
“I potentially want to be that adult that I needed in High School.”
By Aaron Orpilla, DC Middle & High School Program Coordinator; and Iftakhar Alam, Communications Intern Photo Courtesy of Aaron Orpilla Hello! What’s up everyone! My name is Aaron Orpilla, colleagues, friends, and students call me A-ron (Aye-ron). I am very excited to be AALEAD’s ne...