During the month of January, 2012 two high school students went to the White House to attend the Asian American White House Initiative Youth Summit. It was an amazing opportunity to go to the White House and see what is being done for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. We sat through a seminar listening to the accomplishments of successful Asian Americans who have made it into the government. They talked about some important issues concerning Asians, the Asian LGBTQ community, the education system, politics, etc. They taught us to first realize what the issue  were and create some of the goals we want to accomplish.  It was a great experience and we’re glad that we went.

Written by  an AALEAD student.