Tags: Identity

• Mental Health is Always on Our Minds

  By: Ari Pak, Programs Co-Director

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD staff

  Did you know that 1 in 5 youth ages 13-18 has a serious mental illness (National Alliance for Mental Illness)? According to the

  The diversity of a Lunar New Year celebration

  By Ha Nguyen, Development & Communications Associate

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  Every year as January starts to wrap up and February approaches, the atmosphere is filled with excitement, hope, and anticipation for the upcoming Lunar New Year. This year, February 5 marked the first day of the Year of the Pig, the twelfth and last animal of all zodiac animals.

• Love Your Heart

  By Neel Saxena, Executive Director

  Photos from various sources

  

  By Liana Shivers, VA High School Program Coordinator

  Photos courtesy of AALEAD Staff

  Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!

  Today, we wanted to shine a spotlight on the Annandale High School

• A Cultural disPLACEment

  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

• Learning about Microaggressions: Intern Observation @ DC Youth Programs

  By Liying Tan, AALEAD Curriculum Development Intern
  Photos Courtesy of Liying Tan 

  

  By: Liying Tan, AALEAD Curriculum Development Intern

  Photos Courtesy of Liying Tan

  

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