The Korean American Coalition (KAC) is a non-profit, non-partisan, community advocacy organization. Established in 1983, its mission is to facilitate Korean American participation in civic, legislative, and community affairs, encouraging the community to contribute to and become an integral part of American society.
Summer internship placement program
The Korean American Coalition's (KAC) Summer College Internship Program (SCIP) is designed to provide personal and professional development opportunities to highly qualified Korean American college students, and to encourage them to take on future leadership roles in the Korean American community.
The program places participants in sponsor offices four days a week. Applicants will be able to rank their interest in four fields - Government/Political, Non-Profit, Corporate, and Media - and will be placed accordingly. Past internship placements have included positions at Samsung America, KTLA, FOX, KCBS, KNBC, an investment bank, Public Counsel Los Angeles, and the offices of Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Congressman Xavier Becerra, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and State Controller John Chiang.
On the remaining day of the week SCIP participants will received community organizing and advocacy training at KAC. Interns will also lead a community-building project. Past projects have included community advocacy pertaining to the redistricting of Koreatown, the creation of a Los Angeles Riots archive and artifact collection, a conference on famine in North Korea, and several voter registration and education drives.
Please visit www.kacla.org for information, forms, and application procedures. Applications are due February 25th.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
- 8 weeks (June 20 - August 12), 40 hours per week- Potential internship placements, all Los Angeles County-based: Government/Political, Non-profit, Corporate, and Media- Transportation and housing costs are not subsidized by the Program- All applicants must be enrolled in a four-year college or university
At this time we are also looking for students to intern with us in the spring. The listing for our spring internship program is as follows:
KAC accepts high school and college interns for the Fall (September to January) and Spring (February to June) and Summer (July to September) cycles. Interns have worked on a variety of projects for KAC, including the planning of our THINK (Topple Hunger in North Korea) Conference, our annual 4.29 Commemoration Event, and a social networking outreach and implementation plan. KAC staffers have also tailored individual projects to the intern's interests.
We request that all students agree to an 80-hour total commitment prior to beginning their internships.
Experience at KAC will give interns broad insight into the political process, the dynamics of the Korean American community, and community organizing experience on a wide range of topics, from green space to North Korean human rights issues. Interns also often gain direct legislative advocacy experience, on the city, county, state, or federal levels.
We're currently seeking interns in these areas:
Community Advocacy
Interns will research, coordinate, and write reports concerning our various community advocacy initiatives. Avocacy priorities include redistricting, as well as voter registration and voter participation.
Development
Interns will assist the Development Director in coordinating fundraising and membership events and activities.
The 4.29 Project
The 4.29 Project is our bid to correct media coverage imbalances during the 1992 L.A. Riots by translating Korean-language media articles of the uprising. Korean-to-English translation skills would be helpful but not required.
Interested candidates should contact allen@kacla.org with a brief cover letter and resume articulating his or her skill set and interests.
