YKASEC – Empowering the Korean American Community
2009 COMMUNITY ORGANIZER INTERNSHIP

A summer internship in community organizing is now available for students for YKASEC – Empowering the Korean American Community.

YKASEC was established in 1984 to meet the needs and concerns of the Korean American community through our five program areas: Education, Civic Participation, Immigrant Rights, Social Services, and Culture. Since our founding, we have made a profound presence in the Korean American community through various grassroots organizing, education, and advocacy initiatives that address important community issues, including immigration policies at the national, state and city levels, voter rights, and cultural awareness.  YKASEC places a special emphasis on meeting the needs of our marginalized community members who have less access to resources, including the youth, the elderly, recent immigrants, low-income residents, and limited English proficient residents.

DESCRIPTION OF INTERNSHIP
YKASEC Interns will perform the following types of duties:
•    Participate in community organizing efforts to engage community members, such as door-knocking, street outreach, one-on-one meetings, 
•    Plan, coordinate, and facilitate regular meetings of community members to discuss issues and plan campaigns,
•    Help engage in leadership development to empower community members to take leadership on campaigns,
•    Conduct educational activities for community members to inform them of issues that are impacting immigrant communities, including the Korean American community 
•    Engage in advocacy efforts on behalf of immigrants, low-income community members, and communities of color, in coalition with other organizations and groups

DETAILS OF INTERNSHIP: 
•    Supervision: Intern will be supervised by the Advocacy Director.
•    Compensation: While internships are not paid positions, academic credit and a stipend of up to $2,000 has been arranged in the past and can be arranged.
•    Hours: Interns are expected to work full-time (40 hours) during the week
•    Duration: The internship runs from June 1st, 2009 until August 7th, 2009. 

REQUIREMENTS:
Korean or Chinese-language proficiency is highly recommended.

Send a resume and cover letter to cchung@ykasec.org

Chris Chung
YKASEC – Empowering the Korean American Community
136-19 41st Ave. 3rd Floor
Flushing, NY 11355

For more information, contact Chris Chung at 718-460-5600 or cchung@ykasec.org