Youth Programs
About Our Youth Programs
GMAACC’s youth program, which began in 2014, started with Malden youth investigating how to improve the conditions for Asian American community members in their own city.
“There’s no other organization that trusts and invests in their youth like GMAACC. It gave me the opportunities to step up in my community, and I don’t think I would have grown the same as a leader without them.”
— Mandy S.
Ongoing Programs
Youth Organizing Group (YOG)
Youth Program for Asian American Wellness (YPAW)
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“Having the Asian American Community and Cultural Center in Malden would finally give us a home, a place where our experiences and voices are acknowledged. We would finally have the opportunity to stand together, support one another, and build a stronger community.”
— Cheuk Leung Kwong, Malden Resident and GMAACC member.
Youth Organizing Group (YOG)
Organized by Annabel Shu
Youth Organizing Group (YOG) is a space for Malden youth to engage in place-based learning in the greater Malden area. Youth learn about their identities and history, identify issues in their communities, and plan and implement a change project to address the issues. Youth also create projects through storytelling, art, and conversation that address social and emotional needs of Asian American youth in Malden, as well as for a way for youth to engage in improving the wellness conditions of their own communities.
Youth Project for Asian Wellness (YPAW)
Organized by Annabel Shu
Youth Project for Asian Wellness was designed to Youth also ideate and create projects that address social and emotional needs of Asian American youth in Malden, as well as for a way for youth to engage in improving the wellness conditions of their own communities.