Anna Yu provides creative professional opportunities for Boston teens [Video]

MassLive recently asked readers to identify people who are leaders from the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community throughout the state, working to make a difference in politics, education, business, the arts or another area of interest.

Profiles of these leaders will be published through AAPI Heritage Month in May. These are people our readers have identified as inspirational, who may be doing good acts for their communities. They are being recognized for their accomplishments, leadership and commitment to inspire change.

Anna Yu

Age: 45

Community: Boston

Her story: Artists for Humanity Executive Director Anna Yu was born in China and raised in Brooklyn, New York, but has lived in Boston for the past 19 years. She worked for over two decades in branding, advertising and marketing before moving to the nonprofit world, serving as chief growth officer and vice president of operations at Citizens Schools, an education organization that works with …