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Angela (she/her) is a Vietnamese American residing in St. Paul working as one of AAOP’s Youth Leadership Coordinators to develop a training program to increase Asian youth in activism and organizing work. In 2021, she joined AAOP as a youth fellow and canvasser organizer. She wants to pursue a career to combat social justice issues caused by technology through policy-making and computer science. As a young Vietnamese woman who grew up hearing the stories of my family immigrating to America and witnessing the lack of Asian, especially Southeast Asian, representation in leadership roles, I am driven to ignite Asian youth into leaders and share the histories and issues that impact our community every day.
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Ethan is a first-generation Hmong American, a rising senior high school student, with over two years of experience in civic engagement and social justice. Currently, he is a Youth Leadership Coordinator at Asian American Organizing Project. He started with the organization as a youth fellow, volunteered as an elections phone bank and canvass volunteer, then hired as a Youth Action Team Member. From there he took on projects about AAPI identity, school sexual violence, LGBTQIA rights, and now leadership training for the youth. Most recently he was selected as the AAOP representative for Youth 4 Ethnic Studies.
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Natalie is a senior at Minneapolis Southwest. She joined AAOP through the youth program in 2021 and has been a part of AAOP since then. She is currently a Youth Leadership Coordinator and is active in her school’s community. She plans to go to a 4-year college after she graduates. She is driven to create a community that is accepting and equitable to everyone in it. She plans to continue working with the curriculum after she graduates to ensure that everyone is represented in their education, which she feels is a strong tool to help make our world a more equitable place and is beneficial to every community.
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