Monthly Archives: October 2019

• That’s a Wrap! Closing Filipino American History Month

  By: Rochielle Canare, MD Middle & High School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  The first month of MD after-school programs this year was filled with fresh faces, food, and Filipina/o/x American history. At Parkland Middle School, youth engaged in Filipina/o/x American History Month (FAHM) by learning about prominent Fil-Am figures. Youth broke

• Filipino American History Month

  By: Roselyn Buensuceso, MD Middle School Program Coordinator
  Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff and Other Sources

  Those who fail to look back to where they came from will not reach where they’re going

  José Rizal

  October is a time when Filipina/o/x Americans reflect on

• DC Youth Council: Youth Council Allies Retreat

  By: A-ron Orpilla, DC Middle & High School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff
  

  

• AALEAD Family Day

  By: Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications Associate

  Photos courtesy of Kaitlyn Jue

  AALEAD hosted its first Family Reunion Day a year ago in celebration of its 20th anniversary, and reunited with a supportive community of peers, staff, mentors, volunteers, board members, donors, and supporters. This year, AALEAD continued to ignite this spirit by hosting anothe