By: Anu Sharma, MD High School Program Coordinator
Video edits and production courtesy of AALEAD youth, and photos and filming courtesy of AALEAD staff
This spring, AALEAD youth participated in several cooking workshops that brought to life different types of cuisines from Asia, brought here and still serving a meaningful purpose for Asian Americans in term
By YLan Nguyen, MD High School Program Coordinator
Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff
Last week, AALEAD Maryland Programs celebrated the end of the year at our Annual Winter Holiday Party. Youth from across MD middle schools and high schools gathered for an evening of community, joy, and celebration. The theme for this year’s Holiday Party derived from the overall program theme - “Ignite: Discover Your Passions.”
By Neel Saxena, Executive Director
Photos courtesy of Various Sources
Over the past 10 years, Asian American LEAD went from a local youth development organization to the
By Neel Saxena, Executive Director
Photo courtesy of Taquiena Boston
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 eq
By Liying Tan, AALEAD Curriculum Development Intern
Photos Courtesy of Liying TanÂ
By: Liying Tan, AALEAD Curriculum Development Intern
Photos Courtesy of Liying Tan
My
By Diane Bui, former AALEAD MD High School Program Coordinator Photos Courtesy of Diane Bui and other AALEAD Staff In summer 2015, I had just returned from my post-grad gap year in Australia unsure of what next steps I wanted to take in my life. I knew I needed to get a job, but I had no idea what job I wanted. I found the position of MD Middle School Program Coordinator at AALEAD and thought it would be a good fit. My first day at AALEAD was September 8, 2015. And I had no i
By: Sharon Rajadurai, VA Summer Program Intern
Photos courtesy of Sharon Rajadurai
Hello all! My name is Sharon Rajadurai and I am this summer’s Virginia Program Intern. I am so excited to be living in Virginia this summer and to be fulfilling this role to the best of my ability.