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By Sharon Choi, Francine Gorres & Tina Ngo, Asian American LEAD Staff 1.Asian American youth may lack culturally appropriate support. Youth come from different cultural backgrounds, histories, and experiences. From our work with youth, we have seen youth struggle with balancing bi-/multi- cultural identities in addition to the social pressures placed on them as adolescents. Youth from our communities may …

By Jenny Chen Washington, DC – It’s 2pm. The Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University seems clenched with anticipation. Nervous energy rockets from wall to wall. Young people with badges that have “Staff” stamped across them are setting up tables, organizing tickets and VIP bracelets. In the back, sound checks and light checks. A man in a dress shirt and …

Asian American LEAD’s (AALEAD) DC Elementary School Summer Program *This poem is a piece from AALEAD’s DC Elementary School Summer Program “I Am ME” workshop which focuses on helping youth explore identity through creative writing and visual arts. “I am…” By: Joline, rising 3rd grader I am Responsible and Respectful I wonder how dinosaurs died I hear people talking I see …