When I first heard about the Dream Project, I initially pushed it to the side. Friends of mine were taking the class at the time and talked about how cool it was. But I wasn’t convinced that it was something for me. I was a Biochemistry major and I wanted to go into the health… Read More

I am thankful for the Dream Project. For all the wonderful mentors, scholars, leaders, and educators that I have had the opportunity to meet. I am also thankful for BREAK! Are you with me? This glorious four-day weekend couldn’t come at a better time. Mentees, you have been working so hard on your college applications,… Read More

This year, on June 19th, the Pew Research Center published a report called “The Rise of Asian Americans”, praising the progress made by Asian Americans in the United States. The Pew report claimed that in spite of Asian Americans being “…held down by a century’s worth of exclusionary policies explicitly based on race… Today they… Read More

I have never really thought too hard about what goes into a program’s Mission Statement. Everyone has to have one, right? The mission statement reflects the work of the program, right? Wrong. In talking with other Dream Project volunteers and staff, I have realized that the Dream Project Mission and Core Values are meant to… Read More