This seven-week internship program is designed for young people who want to advance the mission and work of KAC and KAC in Action while developing their own skills and experience within a nonprofit organization. This year, our interns will focus on Community Advocacy Projects to address social issues brought to our community by the pandemic with an emphasis on anti-Asian hate and civic engagement. This Project would provide the interns with the opportunity to learn and experience the core of community organizations’ advocacy work by doing research utilizing Census data, spotting issues, finding measures of solution, and creating tools and contents to amplify the advocacy efforts and more. The interns will work closely with their supervisors to develop their own work plan and project.

Some examples of the Community Advocacy Projects driven by past interns: Creating a community awareness video on homelessness, Interview series about Korean American immigrant life and experience; Korean American leaders research media contents to raise AAPI voter engagement, and KA identity. In addition, interns will be invited to join community events and have the opportunity to meet community leaders who lead advocacy activities across diverse communities.Through the internship, interns will not only be able to grow leadership, advocacy, communication, and community organizing skills but also foster a sense of belonging and understanding of their roots and the power to grow into leaders who can lead a diverse society beyond the Korean American community.