AALEAD supports low-income and underserved Asian Pacific American youth with educational empowerment, identity development, and leadership opportunities through after school, summer, and mentoring programs.

Educational Empowerment

Educational Empowerment is about connecting youth with all available resources to succeed academically and advocate for their own educational development.

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Identity Development

Identity Development is about giving youth the tools to develop pride in themselves, develop a healthy self-concept, and lead productive lives.

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Leadership Opportunities

Leadership Opportunities are about giving youth opportunities to develop skills as leaders to take on leadership positions in their schools and communities.

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July 29, 2021

MD Summer CommUNITY: Highlights & Reflections

By: Rochielle Canare, MD Middle School Program Coordinator and Maggie Chu, MD High School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff After a year of fully online after-school programs, Maryland AALEAD youth and staff spent July engaged in a three-week, action-packed summer program ...

July 13, 2021

Summer Intern Spotlight: Daniel Lee

Hello and 안녕하세요! My name is Daniel Lee and I am happy to join the AALEAD DC team! I am passionate and excited about all of the opportunities for growth that AALEAD makes available for AAPI youth. I was born and raised in SoCal (Southern California), and being raised in a place that was st...