On April 13th, at 2 p.m., the Asian American Youth Leadership (AAYL) of the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center (SCCCA) held a remarkable community event, showcasing their year-long efforts. The theme of the event, "Focus," was organized by Lauryn Chew, an outstanding student leader from Northwood High School.
AAYL is a youth organization established by the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center in the aftermath of the pandemic. Under the leadership of Dr. Judy Wu, Associate Dean of the School of Humanities at UCI, Dr. Tony Hwang, Executive Director of the Office of Enrollment Management, and doctoral student Mary Nguyen, they have focused on the entire Asian American community. AAYL aims to cultivate the next generation of Asian American leaders, hoping they will engage in dialogue, research fair and just solutions to social challenges and needs in American society. Furthermore, AAYL encourages active participation of Asian Americans in civic activities and actively fosters the leadership skills necessary for societal change. Moreover, AAYL has increased awareness within the Asian American community about the extensive immigration history of Asian ethnic and cultural groups. These efforts subtly strengthen and promote the contributions of Asian Americans to American society. Simultaneously, while engaging in various interactions within the community, AAYL has gradually utilized its influence to mitigate some of the anti-Asian hate and discrimination in American society.
As the recipient of the AAYL Community Engagement Fellowship, Lauryn successfully led twelve high school students of her age in exploring topics such as race, xenophobia, class, gender, and age through the "Focus" program. Utilizing methods like Photovoice, they vividly presented impactful stories. The event was attended by leaders and teachers from SCCCA, as well as Mayor Farrah Khan and Councilwoman Tammy Kim from the City of Irvine, who celebrated the achievements. The event showcased the exceptional work of AAYL students, providing them a vibrant platform to demonstrate their talents and engage with the community, fostering positive energy and inspiration.
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Bringing Youth Stories Into Focus
4月13日，下午2點，南海岸華文化中心的AAYL（Asian American Youth Leadership）舉辦了一場別開生面的社區活動，展示了他們一年來的努力成果。此次活動的主題是“Focus”，它由Northwood高中的傑出學生領袖Lauryn Chew策劃舉辦。
AAYL是南海岸華文化中心在疫情後建立起來的青年組織。在UCI Associate Dean, School of Humanities Dr. Judy Wu和Executive Director Office of Enrollment Management Dr. Tony Hwang以及博士生Mary Nguyen的帶領下，他們將關注點投放在全體亞裔美國人身上。AAYL旨在培養新一代的亞裔美國領袖，希望他們能夠在美國社會中參與對話，研究公平、公正解決社會挑戰和需求的方案。其次，AAYL鼓勵亞裔美國人積極參與公民活動並積極培養其在社會變革中所需要的領導能力。不僅如此，AAYL還提高了亞裔美國社區對整體亞洲民族和文化群體的移民歷史的廣泛認識。這些都在潛移默化地加強和促進了亞裔美國人對美國社會所做的貢獻。同時，在社區中開展各種互動的同時，其利用自身的影響力逐步地化解了美國社會中一些對亞裔仇恨和歧視的行為。
作為南海岸華文化中心亞裔青年領袖（AAYL）Community Engagement Fellowship 得獎者，Lauryn通過Focus成功引領了和她同年齡的十二名高中學生一起探討種族、仇外、階級、性別、年齡等議題，並借助Photovoice等方式呈現了生動的故事。活動當天，Focus Program的參與者南海岸華文化中心的領導、教師以及爾灣市市長Farrah Khan女士、市議員Tammy Kim女士出席和慶祝此成果。活動現場展示了南海岸華文化中心AAYL組織中學生們優秀的工作成果。這一充滿活力的活動為學生們提供了展示才華和參與社區的平台，也為社區帶來了積極的能量和啟示。