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CAPYA Second Annual Summer Retreat
By Andrew Yeh, Executive Director of CAPYA On June 28, the Colorado Asian Pacific Youth Association (CAPYA) hosted its annual summer retreat. The retreat kicked off the start of CAPYA’s yearlong high school leadership program.
Read More »President’s Note – August 2013
Dear Asian Avenue readers, As a co-founder of the Miss Asian American Colorado Leadership Program, I am so proud of this year’s candidates and how far the program has come in the last six
Read More »Rising Star: Daniels Scholar Thong Phung aspires to support community through ethical medicine
By Brenda Velasquez About Thong Phung School: William C. Hinkley High Hometown: Aurora, CO Involvements: Youth Leadership Academy (YLA), an Asian Pacific Development Center youth group program funded by the Asian Pacific American Bar
Read More »Rising Star: Andrew Yeh, Youth Role Model
Ethnicity: Chinese-American Hometown: Denver, Colorado Involvements: Colorado Asian Pacific Youth Association (CAPYA), Asian Student Alliance, Heritage Camp for Adoptive Families – Chinese Heritage Camps, OCA Quote Andrew lives by: “Go big or go home.”
Read More »Meet Miss Asian American Colorado 2012
By Patricia Kaowthumrung Stephanie Vi Nghiem became the 2012 Miss Asian American Colorado on June 26, 2012 after scoring highest in the Miss AACO Leadership Program. Scoring included service projects, program participation, interviews, talent performances,
Read More »Spotlight: Stella Yu encourages creativity among youth
By: Annie Guo, Asian Avenue magazine Stella Yu has been serving the Denver youth for more than a decade as the Founder and Executive Director of Arts Street, a non-profit that promotes creativity and art for underserved
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