Asian American Youth Leadership Conference
Presented by the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Portland Lodge
Celebrate Leadership, Culture, and Community at AAYLC 2026
Conference Location:
Portland Community College Cascade Campus
705 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217
Conference Date and Time:
Friday, April 24, 2026, 8 am to 3 pm
Conference Theme:
Belonging in Bold Color
The Asian American Youth Leadership Conference (AAYLC) is a key program of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C.A.C.A.) — Portland Lodge. Learn more about C.A.C.A. Portland at cacaportland.com.
Registration is now closed.
If your school has been confirmed to attend our 2026 conference, please visit our registration page for more details on the event, payment and more.
Student Ambassadors
The Student Ambassador Program’s goal is to provide one student from each Portland and surrounding metropolitan high school the opportunity to serve by promoting the Annual Asian American Youth Leadership Conference among their student peers.
Paul Duong Memorial Scholarship
The AAYLC Scholarship is open to all students in their senior year of high school who have previously attended the AAYLC Conference, or will attend the 2026 Conference. There are three, one-time awards available: $2,000 for first place; $1,000 for second place; and $500 for third.
Logo Contest
All design entries may be on display at the conference and/or published on the AAYLC.org website. The winner(s) will receive recognition for their designs during the conference.
Helping Asian American youth rise above the obstacles before them to achieve their potential by promoting education, instilling self-confidence, and developing leadership skills.
Each year, close to 500 high school students, selected from multiple school districts, both public and private, from Oregon and SW Washington attend the Asian American Youth Leadership Conference. Students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, including Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Mien, Pacific Islander, Pakistani, Thai, Tibetan, and Vietnamese, among others were in attendance.
Produced by Triple Echo Studios • Edited by Danny Le
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
AAYLC Planning Team
Chair // Gina Kim Folston // chair@aaylc.org // 503.358.5347
College & Career Fair Director // Kate Mayne // collegefair@aaylc.org // 503.516.8402
Fundraising Director // Helen Ying // fundraising@aaylc.org // 503.803.4555
Logo Competition Director // TBD // logo-contest@aaylc.org
Registration Co-Directors // Alice Lee & Andrew Le // registration@aaylc.org // 954.632.8687
Scholarship Director // Mary Li // scholarship@aaylc.org // 503.577.7880
Student Ambassador Director // Andrew Le // ambassadors@aaylc.org // 503.983.4222
Outreach Director // Anthony Phan // 503.334.8697
Advisor // Paul Van Mai // pvanmai@gmail.com
Thank you to all who participated in our AAYLC 2020 Collaborative Action Project. We will be sharing this video on our social media platforms and the video will remain on our website. Feel free to share this video.