AALEAD, a youth empowerment program, was founded in Columbia Heights in 1998 by Sandy Dang to serve DC's Vietnamese refugee population. It now serves a multi-ethnic Asian community and has expanded its operations beyond DC to Maryland and Virginia. These images represent AALEAD activites dating back to 1996--compiled in 2016 for the organization's 20-year anniversary in 2018. (Image Source: Sandy Dang, founder and former executive director of AALEAD)