Gina Lee 9/17/24 Gina Lee 9/17/24

Reflections on AALEAD

To give you all a chance to get to know me a little bit better, I'd like to share a part of my story with you…

I immigrated from China when I was 7 years old. My language barrier made me stay back a grade, I had to attend first grade again even though I finished first grade in China. This is the reason why I am a year older than everyone else in my grade. Because of the age difference, many people thought I repeated a grade because I was stupid, but that was not the case.

Gina Lee 7/1/24 Gina Lee 7/1/24

Summer Intern Spotlight: Sarah Suleman

Hello! My name is Sarah Suleman and I am Asian American LEAD’s Summer 2024 Maryland Program Intern. I am a senior Public Policy student at the University of Maryland, College Park, graduating this Fall! In addition to studying Public Policy, I also have two minors in Asian American Studies and Nonprofit Leadership + Social Innovation. I am incredibly passionate about AALEAD’s work and am so grateful to have the opportunity to support their programs this summer.

Gina Lee 6/28/24 Gina Lee 6/28/24

Summer Intern Spotlight: Angel Yuan

Hi everyone! My name is Angel Yuan (she/her), and I am ecstatic to be working with AALEAD as a DC Summer Program Intern. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, I am currently a rising senior at Pomona College in Claremont, California, studying International Relations and French. This is my first time in the DMV, and I intend to make the most of it this summer with AALEAD.