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ASPIRE proudly presents the 5th Annual Asian American Women in Leadership Conference. This year, we will be celebrating the theme of "Fearless Leadership: Taking charge with Confidence".

The 2009 AAWIL Conference aims to encourage fearlessness through empowerment. Asian American females often face cultural and societal pressures, thus fearing the exploration of all options before choosing a traditional path. Nevertheless, success and confidence can be attained by taking a fearless step forward. Speakers will share their experiences on how they pursued their dreams, broke ties with the cultural and societal pressures, and traveled different paths in life by fearlessly taking risks to achieve success, professionally and personally.

If you would like to join our fantastic team of volunteers, please send your inquiries to jane@girlsaspire.org.

2008 AAWIL Conference Team with Keynote Speaker Suchin Pak, MTV

2008 AAWIL Conference Panel Session

Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence, Inc (ASPIRE) offers our deepest condolences to the victims, their families and the community of Binghamton, NY. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Vietnamese community and the rest of America as we mourn the tragic loss of lives. As ASPIRE works with young women in the Vietnamese American community in Boston, we offer the following resources in the area for support.

Vietnamese-American Civic Association 

Southeast Asian Community Clinic (SEACC) 

Vietnamese Team

14 Porter St. 

East Boston, MA 02128

617-912-7586

Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence (ASPIRE) is excited to be starting the fourth year of our Youth Leadership Program (YLP). A leadership development program specifically tailored to the needs of underserved Asian American (AA) high school girls, YLP provides participants with mentorship, leadership training, and direct leadership experience.

2005-2006 YLP Scholars and Program Director Erica Lee pose with Senator Hillary Clinton

SCHOLAR PROFILES: 2007 and 2006

Thank you for helping us celebrate the 2008 Asian American Women In Leadership (AAWIL) Conference, celebrating the theme of Balanced Leadership: Maintaining Perspective

CELEBRATING THE WOMEN WE ASPIRE TO BE

ASPIRE was also proud to present the 1st Annual ASPIRE Outstanding Woman of the Year Award, recognizing young Asian American women in high school and college who are leaders and role models in their communities. ASPIRE is proud to announce Mihiri Tillakaratne as the 2008 ASPIRE Outstanding Woman of the Year. Mihiri is the Founder and Executive Director of Empower a Village, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving rural communities to Sri Lanka with a variety of social and health programs.

(Click to see the feature on ASPIRE in Audrey;
text version available here)

(Click to see the 10 semi-finalists in AsianWeek;
text version available here)

Meet like-minded women who are deeply committed to planning high-quality events and having fun in the process. In addition to fulfilling its primary mission of helping younger girls, ASPIRE also serves as a professional and social network.

Help us find potential grants, speakers, event locations, and resources while also spreading the word about ASPIRE to student, community, and professional groups. Click here to see our Open House presentation. Anybody interested in joining the ASPIRE team is invited to fill out our Volunteer Form.

Last year, the 2007 Asian American Women in Leadership (AAWIL) Conference was also held at Harvard University, and the theme was "Meaningful Leadership: Shaping Our World". Together, we explored various ways to build leadership while exercising our identities and skills to give back to our communities.

Visit last year's conference website and read our feature in Audrey Magazine by Executive Director Sharon Chae to learn more.