AALEAD’s 14th Annual Dinner, Moving and Delicious

AALEAD’s 14th Annual Dinner, Moving and Delicious

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AALEAD board of director Siu Cheung presents IPAD to raffle winner. Photo by Liem Nguyen.

Silver Spring – Over 300 people celebrated AALEAD’s 14th year at the Silver Spring Civic Center on March 21. The evening began in a packed lobby while participants nibbled on hors d’oeuvres and sipped wine from Hollywood East Cafe.

Dinner was emceed by NBC4 anchorwoman Eun Yang, who spoke of the importance of Asian Americans reaching out to help each other. Congressman Mike Honda was video conferenced in from California and AALEAD students shared moving stories of how their lives were changed by AALEAD.
AALEAD is a nonprofit organization that promotes the well-being of low-income and underserved Asian American youth through education, leadership, and community building.

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NBC morning anchorwoman Eun Yang emcees at AALEAD 14th annual dinner. Photo by Silvy Song.
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Young AALEAD kids participating at the annual dinner. Photo by Silvy Song.
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Photo by Silvy Song.

 

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