May 9

Internships: Center for Asian American Media & Korematsu Institute

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The Korematsu Institute offers internships three times a year: spring, summer and fall (exact dates are flexible). An internship at the Institute offers unique opportunities for students interested in civil rights, education, communications and media, community and youth outreach, and event planning. The program will also help students develop leadership skills in order to foster understanding among different minority communities whose rights have been threatened by religious and racial profiling.

There are many exciting internship and volunteer projects during this early, exciting period of the Institute. Some project areas include archival research, web and social media development, educational curricula, media research and communications, and coordinating fundraising, outreach and museum events.

Depending on your background and interest, we may be able to dedicate most of your internship to one or two of these project areas, however interns are expected to be flexible and willing to take on additional tasks, including administrative work.

Compensation: Our internships are unpaid, but very often, undergraduates can receive college credit or meet course requirements for volunteering.

Requirements: The internship requires a minimum of a one-semester commitment of at least 12 hours per week.

We need individuals who are passionate about our cause and committed to following through on every task to contribute to our Institute’s mission. We are looking for organized individuals who are skilled at multitasking. Web design, social networking and leadership skills are a plus.

Application: Please email the following materials to Charlene Cervantes (charlenec@asianlawcaucus.org):

1) Completed internship application form (pages 2-3). Please print, complete, scan and email the form to us, or write your answers in a Word document and email the Word document to us.

2) Resume

3) Phone numbers and email addresses for two school or work references

Deadline: The deadline for the regular summer 2010 internship has passed. We’ll be looking for fall 2010 applications in July/August.
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Fall 2010 Documentary Film Research Internship*

During the summer and fall of 2010, we will have a one-time opportunity for students to work on a documentary film research project at the Institute. This is an excellent chance to learn about the documentary filmmaking process, and to work closely with a highly respected director.

Description: We have access to the vast research and film archives for the Oscar-shortlisted documentary film Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: the Fred Korematsu Story, directed by Eric Fournier. Working closely with Eric and Korematsu Institute director Ling Woo Liu, the documentary film intern will research and identify archival materials (newspaper clippings, etc) and footage (ie extended interviews) that will be most useful for the Korematsu Institute’s web site and educational programs.

Requirements (in addition to those listed above): We are looking for extremely organized, detail-oriented students who are interested in documentary film, research and history, as well as civil rights issues. This position is for treasure hunters, ie people who like digging!

Deadline: The deadline for the summer 2010 documentary film internship has passed. We’ll be looking for fall 2010 applications in July/August.
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Internships with the Center for Asian American Media in San Francisco for Digital Media, Film Festival, and Finance/Administration.