Leading Youth Forward, formerly known as Taiwanese American Youth Leadership, is held every June
in the Bay Area for Taiwanese American youth in grades 4 through 12 to deepen their understanding
of their unique cultural heritage and to cultivate their leadership and communication skills. In
the past, the camp has featured team-building workshops, leadership exercises, Taiwanese language
and history lessons, and traditional delicacies. College students and young professionals serve as
counselors for the youth. Over the past 25 years, the camp has drawn an average of 75 participants
each year. LYF members are proactive citizens who effectively give back to their respective
communities and freely share their Taiwanese heritage with others, thus contributing to the rich
multicultural fabric of American society.
James Huang and Tiffany Yu are this year's Co-head Counselors. They hold monthly counselor meetings between January and May each year. A counselor's retreat, in which all the workshops will be implemented in a "practice run" before the actual camp, will take place in late May 2010.
Interested in being a counselor? Fill out this form
Leading Youth Forward is a member of the Taiwanese American Citizens League, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the life of Taiwanese Americans. TACL was founded in 1985 by a group of 1st generation Taiwanese who shared a passion for Taiwan. Among the various programs TACL offers include college scholarship funds, political and journalism internships, networking opportunities for young Taiwanese Americans through TAP, and LID Summer Camp in Los Angeles. For more info, visit www.tacl.org.