Summer Internships
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The Korean Resource Center (KRC) opens up internship positions in its main campaign areas every Summer. This is a full time (40 hours/week) internship, over a 10 week period from June 6th to August 19th of 2011. The internship period may be adjusted based on need.
Interns work as part of a staff team organizing their respective program areas. In addition, they may assist ongoing campaigns. Campaigns involve different tasks, including background policy research, the production of community educational materials, calling and talking to community members and mobilizing them for actions and petitions and preparing logistics for various kind of actions - rallies, town halls, congressional visits, and press conferences.
Because of the nature of a community based organization, work may involve some weekend and weeknight actions and events. Interns will be supervised by staff, and task-based and political trainings will be provided.
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Qualifications
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- Commitment to social justice; working on behalf of the rights of immigrants, minorities, limited-English proficient, and the low-income
- Strong interest in working in a community-based non-profit organization
- Familiarity with Korean American, immigrant, and low-income community issues
- Either a current college student or 18 years or older before the first day of the internship
- Bilingual Korean/English language ability an asset but not required
- See additional qualifications for each specific internship
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Compensation
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- A small stipend and meals are provided.
- A limited number of housing arrangements within KRC's premises are available. (KRC normally provides housing to its interns, but in 2010 there are not enough rooms for all interns.)
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How to Apply
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Please send your resume and a cover letter to Yongho Kim at yongho@krcla.org. The following formats are acceptable: plain text, MS Word, OpenDocument Text (ODT), and PDF.
KRC is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women and minorities to apply.
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2010 Cycle
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Summer 2010 Internship positions are now closed. Check back this page in January of 2011 for next year's positions!
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About KRC
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KRC empowers the Korean American, low-income immigrant and people of color communities through social services, education, culture, advocacy, and grassroots organizing. More »
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Work Environment
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KRC provides more than 6,000 units of service a year. Some of these services are specialized that are handled by designated staff, but when the service is a generic one, such as providing referral to a legal aid agency, all staff contribute in handling some of the tasks. While providing the services, KRC also educates and organizes community members.
A typical working day keeps staff busy while handling phone and in-person service requests, team meetings and community outreach. It is a challenging environment, but at the same time a rewarding one!
KRC is a bilingual working environment – most of KRC staff are Korean speakers, as well as the community members served. Staff meetings are conducted in Korean, with English interpretation provided based on need, since some staff are English speakers. Meetings with other organizations or with NAKASEC may be conducted in English, with Korean interpretation as needed. Most print materials are provided bilingually. Interns and staff with proper proficiency in English as well as Korean may work on translating documents and educational materials from English to Korean.
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Living Environment
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KRC staff and interns live in a communal setting. Everyone, including senior staff, make turns in teams cooking lunch at KRC's kitchen and cleaning up the premises.
KRC has three rooms and six beds available in its premises at its office (900 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019), which houses a mix of international interns, college interns and other guests and it located just half a mile away from the heart of Koreatown.
Staff, board, volunteers and supporters mingle for meals and social time at KRC's offices after hours and over weekends, sometimes arranging group trips during extended holidays.
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