Youth Program
Career Day at the Chinatown YMCA on Jan. 30, 2015.
The mission of the Youth Program is to empower youth to make informed career decisions and to encourage early planning and preparation for their careers. One of the most pressing needs for youth is to bridge the gap between the classroom and the workplace.
Each summer, ABL-SF organizes a series of work site visits during which students have the opportunity to learn about and see first-hand how businesses operate. Through these visits students learn about careers in financial services, marketing, operations, human resources, public relations and management as well as important concepts such as customer service, business strategy and entrepreneurship. We have visited Wells Fargo, PG&E, Sports Basement, the San Francisco Food Bank and the San Francisco Giants.
In January 2015, the Asian Business League – SF in collaboration with the Chinatown YMCA organized a free Career Discovery Day panel for high school and college students. The event drew approximately 80 youth from high schools including Galileo, Lincoln, Lowell, and Washington and also a few participants from SF State and City College of San Francisco.
Speakers included: San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu, KTVU Channel 2 News Anchor/Reporter Claudine Wong KTVU, Founder and CEO of Flow State Media Kahn Jekarl, Super Resolution Specialist at Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Bryant Chhun, North East Medical Services Pediatrician Mabel Yang, and MUFG-Union Bank Director of eMarketing Juan Silvera.
Most recently, as part of the ABL-SF (Asian Business League of San Francisco), efforts to inspire the next generation of leaders, we partnered with the Chinatown YMCA's summer youth program to host a one day Startup Boot Camp for San Francisco high school students on July 23.
Lisa Murphy, founder of Sosu Sauces, came in to share her company's kickstarter story and to provide the teens with tips on making presentations. James Liu of Pine Tree Energy talked to the teens about the basic elements of a business plan while ABL-SF President Lilian Chau discussed financing a business.
Armed with the tools they learned, teens broke up into teams to come up with a business plan to pitch to judges: Jin Park of Pine Tree Energy, Syndey Wuu of Davis Innovators, Alex Beroza of Pine Tree Energy, and MIT alum Xian Ke. The winning pitch came from an all girl team that proposed an organic boba company - called Simply Good Boba.
Each summer, ABL-SF organizes a series of work site visits during which students have the opportunity to learn about and see first-hand how businesses operate. Through these visits students learn about careers in financial services, marketing, operations, human resources, public relations and management as well as important concepts such as customer service, business strategy and entrepreneurship. We have visited Wells Fargo, PG&E, Sports Basement, the San Francisco Food Bank and the San Francisco Giants.
In January 2015, the Asian Business League – SF in collaboration with the Chinatown YMCA organized a free Career Discovery Day panel for high school and college students. The event drew approximately 80 youth from high schools including Galileo, Lincoln, Lowell, and Washington and also a few participants from SF State and City College of San Francisco.
Speakers included: San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu, KTVU Channel 2 News Anchor/Reporter Claudine Wong KTVU, Founder and CEO of Flow State Media Kahn Jekarl, Super Resolution Specialist at Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Bryant Chhun, North East Medical Services Pediatrician Mabel Yang, and MUFG-Union Bank Director of eMarketing Juan Silvera.
Most recently, as part of the ABL-SF (Asian Business League of San Francisco), efforts to inspire the next generation of leaders, we partnered with the Chinatown YMCA's summer youth program to host a one day Startup Boot Camp for San Francisco high school students on July 23.
Lisa Murphy, founder of Sosu Sauces, came in to share her company's kickstarter story and to provide the teens with tips on making presentations. James Liu of Pine Tree Energy talked to the teens about the basic elements of a business plan while ABL-SF President Lilian Chau discussed financing a business.
Armed with the tools they learned, teens broke up into teams to come up with a business plan to pitch to judges: Jin Park of Pine Tree Energy, Syndey Wuu of Davis Innovators, Alex Beroza of Pine Tree Energy, and MIT alum Xian Ke. The winning pitch came from an all girl team that proposed an organic boba company - called Simply Good Boba.
The Speakers
The Youth Program speakers are professionals who have a desire to mentor high school students. We make every effort to recruit speakers who understand the importance of mentorship and have a long-term interest in the Youth Program. We have had speakers in many areas, including law enforcement, medicine, business, banking/finance, law, human resource services, non-profit and real estate/architecture. |
Become a Mentor!
Our mentor network offers members an opportunity to give back to our community by sharing their experiences. We also strive to identify the interests of the students with the backgrounds of our speakers. In the past, we have had speakers in the following industries and their respective companies: Information Technology (Dell), Consulting (Deloitte & Touché), Criminal Justice (SF Sheriff’s Department), Financial (First Republic Bank, Metlife), Law, and Medicine. |
Join Us
Take a role in shaping the careers of the future leaders of our community. Host a visit to your workplace. Contact any representative of ABL-SF to find out how you can help youth obtain the career of their dreams. |