WAITLIST for IHI & PCE Asian American Leadership Program (AALP) Pilot Overview Fall 2022

The Asian American Leadership Program will provide Asian American families with tools tolearn about history, race, and belonging in America, using this knowledge to becomeempowered leaders for their communities.  Our program intends to strengthen communication,connection, and understanding among multiple generations of Asian Americans.

What is the Asian American Leadership Program?

•  This program is for Asian American families who want to learn about the status of AsianAmericans in the United States and how to address the current challenges faced byAsian American communities.

What will we learn?

•  We will teach parents and children about Asian American history, what being AsianAmerican means in the United States, and how to become leaders and advocates fortheir families and communities in these difficult times. Learning will be interactive anduse a multimedia approach, with lots of videos, discussions, and activities.

What will participants do?

•  In addition to learning the rich history of Asian Americans, participants will conduct anoral history project with their family, strengthening connections between children andtheir caretakers, and create a community project to develop their leadership and criticalthinking skills in service of their communities.

Who can attend this program?

•  This is an 9-week program that is offered for free to families in need. We welcome bothparents and children ages 12+ to attend. Children’s sessions will be offered in English.Adult sessions will be taught by a multilingual instructor in Chinese.

What benefits will we take away from this program?

•  Leadership skills
•  Confidence in yourself and your identity
•  Better understanding and communication with the younger generation
•  Connections with community leaders

 

本试点项目将为亚裔美国家庭提供工具，从而了解美国历史、种族和归属感，使用这些知识为他们赋权、帮助他们成为社区的领导者。考虑到亚裔美国人社区的家庭情况，我们创建了下述计划。

这个项目是什么？

• 该项目面向：想要了解亚裔美国人在美国的地位、以及如何应对亚裔美国人社区当前面临的挑战的亚裔美国人家庭。

我们会学到什么？

•  我们将向父母和孩子们介绍亚裔美国历史、亚裔美国身份在美国的意义，以及如何在当下困难时期成为家庭、社区的领导者和倡导者。

参与者会参与什么活动？

•  除了学习亚裔美国人丰富的历史外，参与者还将与家人一起进行口述历史项目，并创建一个社区项目，以培养他们为社区服务的领导能力和批判性思维能力。

谁可以参加这个项目？

•  这是一个为期 9 周的课程，免费提供给有需要的家庭。我们欢迎父母和 12岁以上的孩子参加。孩子的课程将以英语提供，而家长的课程将以中文提供。

我们将从该项目中收获什么？

•  领导能力
•  对自己和自己的身份更有信心• 与年轻一代更好的理解和沟通
•  与社区领袖建立联系