Some CALex members met with Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lyons and her team (History and Social Studies Department Heads of Lexington High School, Middle school and Elementary School) to discuss AAPI History for LPS K-12 Education. It was a productive meeting and great to see all the educators are supportive and willing to work together to make…
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Uncovering Anti-Asian Racism
LexPride hosted the Uncovering Anti-Asian Racism event for the Asian American community. CALex was invited to give an opening speech.
LEF COVID-19 Management Fund
CALex joined LEF to present a check for over $55K to Dr. Julie Hackett and David Coelho at the Lexington Public School Central Office. CALex’s LexYouth program donated $2,500 to LEF COVID-19 Management Fund for Saliva Pool-Testing on Jan 31, 2021.
Support Lexington Rotary Club and Donate to Lexington Food Pantry
CALex has responded to the call to work with Rotary Club and has donated another $200 after having already donated a large amount to the town’s food pantry.
Support 107th Patriots’ Day Road Race
CALex is honored to be a silver sponsor for the 107th Patriots’ Day Road Race organized by Lexington Lions Club.
Support India Fighting COVID-19
India is experiencing the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak. CALex took quick action, shared the monetary donation information with the community, and donated the PPEs that were reserved for community use from last year in preparation for the potential second wave of COVID-19 in the US. Deepika Sawhney responded quickly and worked on all the communication,…
LexYouth: Youth Teacher Appreciation Day
LexYouth successfully held the first youth teacher appreciation event in Lexington Hastings Park.
Community Safety Conversation
With the concerns about community safety due to the spike of anti-Asian racism and hate crimes, CALex worked with Lexington Police Department, Lexington Human Services Department, and Lexington Recreation and Community Programs Department to conduct the Community Safety Conversation with Lexington residents. The video recording is available at LexMedia: Community Safety Conversation.
AAPI Book Collection of Cary Library
AAPI Book collection information of Cary library: Recently, a member of CALex community had a meeting with Alissa Lauzon, director of the youth department of the library, and learned that Cary library has rich collections of Asian American English books, including all English books recommended by the WeChat account “Growth Cooperative.” Information about Asian American book collections…
LexYouth: Youth Teacher Training Series #1
LexYouth successfully hosted the first session of its teacher training series program.