This project started in 1991 by Reverend Norman Fong, a member of the Chinatown Community Development Center, and a Chinatown advocate, where he recruited high school youths to help him on his quest to beautify the alleyways in San Francisco's Chinatown. Back in the 1980s, the City of San Francisco did not officially recognize alleyways as city streets, so nothing was done. While graffiti and trash poured relentlessly over Chinatown's alleyways, Reverend Fong decided to start the project. As of 2007, alleyways are still not considered a street because they do not meet the 32ft width requirement, although other alleyways outside of Chinatown are. Presently, AAA has expanded to three events: Super Sunday, Cleanup, and Tenant Services.

2008-2009
2007-2008

Chinatown Community Development Center
The Mission of the Chinatown Community Development Center is to build community and enhance the quality of life for San Francisco residents. Based in the Chinatown neighborhood, Chinatown CDC also serves other San Francisco neighborhoods, including North Beach and the Tenderloin. We are a community development organization with many roles, serving as neighborhood advocates, organizers, planners, as developers and managers of affordable housing.

Chinatown Alleyway Tours
Chinatown Alleyway Tours (CATs) will take you off the main streets, to learn about the daily culture, rich history and modern day issues of San Francisco's Chinatown. Go beyond the gate. Go beyond the restaurants, bazaars, and tea shops, and see the community like the residents see it! Join us on a walk through the many alleyways in Chinatown!

Erick Jung, President 12th grade Hey Guys, I’m Erick and am currently a senior at Galileo High School. This year my position on Cabinet is President. As President, I will be the one facilitating General Meeting and Cabinet Meeting along with the Vice President, Steven Mah. Before President, I was a Cabinet Leader that led the events and helped out cabinet, so being President this year is a whole new level. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to ask any Cabinet member, and they’ll be more than happy to answer your questions.	Steven Mah, Vice President 12th grade Hey everybody, I'm Steven and I'm a senior from SI. If you guys didn't know, SI is a private school out in Sunset right by Lowell. There aren't a lot of private school kids in AAA (I might even be the only one), but that hasn't stopped me from falling in love with AAA and taking part in all the events, and this year, I became Vice-President. In a nutshell, I have the same responsibilities as the President as well as those of the other members of Cabinet. I work closely with everybody and basically go where I'm needed to make AAA the best it can be. I like to think I'm a pretty chill guy, so if you guys ever need anything or have any questions, don't hesitate to come and talk to me. I don't want to talk too much, so I'll just end it here. I hope I'll see all of you at our AAA events. Peace.
Roger Qiu, Co-Secretary 12th grade Hey everyone, if you don't already know me, I'm Roger. This year I'm one of the co-secretaries (along with Nancy) for AAA, and that means I do A LOT of writing. My main duties are to take attendance, write notes during meetings and send you guys emails for upcoming events. Feel free to come to every event if you can (and bring your friends)! You guys can ask whenever about the details to future AAA events or just to say hi haha. Other than being secretary, I'm just a typical dude who likes to volunteer with friends!	Nancy Chen, Co-Secretary 12th grade Hi! I'm Nancy, and I'm one of your co-secretaries! Basically, I help send out those awesome e-mails you guys get, with the colorful letters and such, as well as take attendance and notes. I also manage the roster, which is why I might come up to you and ask you for your info. (: But no worries; it won't be misused! Just don't be freaked out if I come up to you just to say hi! :D
Michelle Zhang, Publicity Chair 11th grade Hey Guys ! I'm Michelle and a junior at Galileo Academy. I've been involved with AAA since my freshman year and am now your publicity chair for the 2010-2011 school year. I update this very website you're on right now so check it out more often and I organize the yearly newsletter. Get more involved in the program and you'll learn to love it like the rest of us. Hit us up for more info. Dueces !	Calvin Trang, Community Building Chair 12th grade Hey my name is Calvin Trang and I’m a senior at Galileo. I’m going to be your Community Building Chair for 2010-2011. My job as Community Building Chair is pretty much organizing the icebreakers and announcing the birthdays for each general meeting. Also since I’m part of Cabinet I’ll be doing other things such as facilitating and leading events. Well I think that pretty much the general idea of what I do, I hope we have fun this coming year.
James Ng, Outreach Chair 12th grade Hello everyone! This will be my third year at adopt-an-alleyway. This has become a very close second family to me, and as the outreach chair this year, I hope to get more people like YOU to join our family so that you can have the fun we have!	Edwin Chen, Social Chair 11th grade Hey guys. My name is Edwin and I'm your Social Chair. What do I do? Well throughout the year I plan the 3 big events, like the Annual Holiday Party, BBQ and General Retreat. Well I also plan bonding events and other cool activities. If you have a new idea or something special you want to do, holla up at me or my number and we'll talk. Fosho Fosho. Don't worry I don't bite, I'm friendly who likes to make new friends and try new things. Hm... something about myself: me+lack of sleep+basketball+biking+running+staying out late+watching drama+music=life. Aite that's about it, so come check us out. Coolio, peaceout ^_^ Y
Kevin Chui, Cabinet Leader 12th grade Hi AAA, my name is Kevin Chui and i am one of your cabinet leaders for this year. As Cabinet Leader, i help out cabinet and am supposed to represent general members. So if any of you have any concerns, you can let me know and i will bring it up during cabinet meetings.

Jane Xiao, President 12th grade Hello! My name is Jane and I am currently a senior at Abraham Lincoln High School. I have been a part of Adopt-An-Alleyway since my freshman year. For this school year, my position on Cabinet is President, which means that you'll see me facilitating (talking a lot) during one of our General Meetings =). Otherwise, at some events, I might just ask you to do me some favors, which are just small tasks. If you have questions or concerns you can come talk to me! It doesn't have to be related to Adopt-An-Alleyway for you to talk to me either. Have a good day/night and see you at our next event!	Simon Li, Vice President 12th grade Oi Oi! If you don't know, I'm Simon. This year I happen to be the Vice President. What do I do? Well, pretty much whatever Janey does. (So read what she does and you will know). I help her as well as other Cabinets on different tasks. One more thing, I don't believe in giving out too much info about myself over the internet, so if you have any questions about me, make sure you are at one of our events and personally ask me! Don't worry, I don't bite. I only chew with much much LUFF.
Anna Liu, Co-Secretary 12th grade Hey peoples! This is Anna, one of the super-cool secretaries of AAA. You'll often find me taking attendance at events and minutes at meetings. Don't be suspicious if I come up and ask for your info (don't worry I won't stalk you! :D) or just coming to say aloha! I also grace you with my awesome email reminders for announcements or events happening that is a must go! Along with that, I manage the AAA yahoogroup so that ya'll can even receive the emails as well as manage the AAA roster. Quick shout-out to AAA! Woohoo! :D	Ivan Tham, Co-Secretary 12th grade Hi Everyone! Anna and I are your co-secretaries for the 2009-10 term. Our main duties are to alternate between (1) taking the minutes for the meetings, (2) taking attendance at the events, (3) sending out e-mails, (4) managing the calendar and roster and Yahoo Group, and (5) making the sign-in sheets. Being in this program has helped me gain a much deserved appreciation for the Chinatown community, which is one of the reasons I ran for this position. Hopefully your time with us will have a similar effect on you, and you'll not see AAA as simply a source of "hours" for your college application but as a provider of much-needed services to a unique community and a place where fun times are often had. Come check us out at the next event. You'll see what I mean!
Diana Lin, Publicity Chair 12th grade Hi everyone, my name is Diana Lin. I am a senior at Galileo Academy. I am currently the Publicity Chair of AAA for the 2009-2010 school year. As a Publicity Chair, I am to manage the AAA website and create our annual newsletter. As a Cabinet member, I help guide the members and lead our fun events. Come join us at our monthly General Meetings and learn more about AAA. woot! AAA is the best! =]	Nelly Liang, Community Building Chair 12th grade My name is Nelly Liang and I’m a senior at Galileo Academy. I’m the Community Building Chair for the 2009-2010 Cabinet of Adopt-An-Alleyway. My job as the Community Building Chair is to announce the birthdays of each month during general meeting. I’m also responsible for coordinating the ice breakers for general meeting. Being a Cabinet member, I also take part in facilitating and leading events that occur throughout the month.
Becky Cho, Outreach Chair 12th grade Hello! I am Becky Cho and I would like to let you know that by joining Adopt-an-Alleyway I had the opportunity to be part of a larger family. I have been in AAA for the past three years. From being a cabinet leader to a community building chair, I have enjoyed sweeping alleyways with different people as well as learning new things with SRO seniors. I have also gained a bunch of little friends ranging from all ages. Currently, I am the Outreach chair and would like to outreach for more youths like you to join our family and spread our AAA family love, so come hither and join our family!	Adrienne Tran, Social Chair 12th grade Hey guys. My name is Adrienne and I'm your Social Chair. I organize social events like the annual Holiday Party and General Retreat. I also plan bonding events, so if you ever have any off da' chain ideas (parties? scavenger hunts? relay races?) drop me a line and let's make 'em work! I definitely think joining AAA was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I've met so many incredibly ahh-mazing people and have become inspired to take ownership in this fantastic community advocacy project to empower Chinatown. I hope you see you at one of our events so you can be ah-mazed too!
Wendy Chen, Cabinet Leader 12th grade Hola, I’m Wendy Chen, and I’m a cabinet leader here. I help out with cabinet members and meet general members like you. (Duhh.) Anyways, if you want to chill and have a cool time, check us out. Coolio.	Kevin Cho, Cabinet Leader 12th grade God, this is hard. Hm... a little bit about myself. I've been in AAA for three years since sophomore year. I love the feeling of volunteering and knowing that I make a change in my community gives me a lot of pride. I'm a senior at Lowell. AAA has changed my life and impacted me as the person I am today. As Cabinet Leader, I don't do much because I'm lazy, but I help everyone as much as I am. I lead events with others and play the role of a sidekick. Haha hm... random facts about me: me+basketball+running+biking=life. My nickname is Kobe.
Kevin Chui, Cabinet Leader 11th grade I like to have fun and be helpful to others when I can. I went to Galileo High School and didn't take school very seriously as I got mainly B's and A's. As a cabinet leader, my role is to help cabinet whenever needed (which includes being on point for events, helping out with S.M.A.R.T. goals). I am also getting some experience of what cabinet is like to help prepare me for any positions I may run for. A lesson I've learned in life is DON'T PLAY MAPLE STORY!!!!!! IT'S BAD FOR YOU!!	Helen Hou, Cabinet Leader 12th grade My name is Helen Hou, and this year I am a cabinet leader for the 2009-2010 year. As a cabinet leader, I take basically the same basic roles that other members with different positions will have, such as participating in the planning process of events or leading the events. Different tasks given are not directly assigned to cabinet leaders, so I partake in a little bit of everything, which allows me to have a wide gauge of various activities or projects. I do my best to insert my input and thoughts into the organizational parts as well as assume my job on the day of the events. All of this may appear dry and monotonous, but the process is actually extremely enthralling and interesting because I can see various viewpoints of the group that are often times intriguing and new. I thoroughly enjoy contributing my time to this youth group and cannot imagine spending my time giving back to the community anywhere else. This empowering organization is incredibly special, and there is nothing quite like it!
Harriet Hu, Cabinet Leader 12th grade Heyo pretty ladies and gents! My name is Harriet, and I’m your Cabinet leader this year. It’s basically a title for “I answer questions and help organize events.” A pretty packed name, eh? Actually, it’s pretty simple since we have YOUR help. Come visit us at our next event, and we’ll fill you in on more deets!	Erick Jung, Cabinet Leader 11th grade Before joining Cabinet, I was just a General Member and I felt like a robot. Every time there's an event, I would go to it and do as expected, but after I was selected to be a Cabinet Leader, I had the opportunity to lead the events and also plan out what activities can be played at the events. Cabinet Leaders are here to help other Cabinet Members and help lead events. As a Cabinet Member, I am now more aware of Chinatown's issues and why it needs attention. I am also learning and improving leaderships skills throughout my years in Cabinet.

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