Purpose & Mission


The mission statement:

AATP is a joint organization of UCLA, USC, and Occidental College that seeks to inspire Los Angeles Chinatown’s immigrant youth through tutoring and mentoring services, and helps to advocate their attainment of a higher education by providing them assistance in overcoming the language, cultural, and socioeconomic barriers they face.


The "Purpose" and "Mission," as found in the AATP constitution:

The purpose of AATP is to provide tutoring and mentoring services to elementary school-aged children, primarily in the Los Angeles Chinatown area, by giving the Project's members an opportunity to interact with the children on academic, social, and recreational levels.

The mission is to provide tutoring and mentoring services to the children of Castelar Elementary such that they are equipped and inspired to pursue a higher education.