시민협회가 보스톤 뉴잉글랜드 지역 차세대 한인 대학생 그리고 고등학생을 위한 “2023년 하기-정치 인턴쉽”을 공모합니다. 선발된 인턴은 보스톤시장 “미셸 우”, 주-하원의원 “트램 뉴엔”, 주-하원위원 “태키 챈”, 우스터 시의원 “뚜 뉴엔” 사무실에서 근무하게 됩니다.
선발된 대학생 인턴에게는 시민협회가 $2,000, 그리고 고등학생 $500 장학금을 수여합니다. 인턴쉽 시작과 종료일은 해당 정치인 사무실과 논의하여 각 인턴의 개인상황에 따라 유동적으로 정해지며, 인턴쉽종료후에 각 인턴의 소중한 경험이 담긴 인턴쉽 에세이가 시민협회 디지탈저널에 게재되는 특혜가 주어집니다.
지원방법과 선발절차:
시민협회 웹페이지 https://kacl-ne.org/programs/political-internship-program 를 통하여 2022년 4월 7일 (금요일 자정) 까지 신청
선발절차:
Week of May 1, 2023: 지원자에게 인터뷰 통보
Week of May 8, 2023: 선발된 지원자에게 *합격통보
[합격통보후, 선발된 예비인턴은 해당-정치인 사무실에서 정한 최종절차를 따라야 함을 공지드립니다.]
Saturday, 5월중: “KACL23 정치인턴 모금만찬” 당일에 장학금 수여
지원자격:
한인계 미국 영주권자 혹은 시민권자.
뉴잉글랜드 거주 혹은 뉴잉글랜드 소재 대학교(혹은 고등학교) 재학생.
학교평점이 3.0 (4.0기준) 이상인자.
제출서류 : 성적 증명서, 리더십과 탁월한 의사소통을 증빙하는 추천서
시민협회 정치 인턴쉽 신청과 인턴쉽에대한 추가정보를 원하시면 아래의 담당자에게 연락 부탁드립니다.
시민협회 부회장 허 훈 (HOON HEO)
전화번호: (413) 204-9569
시민협회 사무총장 크리스틴 이 (CHRISTINE LEE)
2023 Political Internship Program.
The Korean American Citizens League of New England (KACL) invites high school and college students to apply to the 2023 Summer Political Internship Program.
KACL is a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 1990 to provide a coherent political voice within the community. The KACL political internship program strives to encourage Korean Americans to participate in local politics, expose student to public policy-related careers and mentors, and to develop and hone their leadership skills.
KACL will select four high school students and two college students. High school students will receive a $500 stipend and college students will receive a $2000 stipend. In addition to working in local government, interns will also be provided with professional development and mentorship by KACL board members.
The program will start in early June and end in early August. Scholarships are formally presented virtually at KACL’s Political Internship Fundraising Dinner in May, 2023. At the moment, KACL plans for the internship to be in-person, but asks applicants to be flexible and plan accordingly for hybrid or virtual programming as well. At the end of their internship, students will be expected to write a short essay describing their experience, which will be published in KACL’s annual journal.
This year, interns will be placed within one of the following offices:
– Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (City of Boston)
– Representative Tram Nguyen (18th Essex District)
– Representative Tackey Chan* (2nd Norfolk District)
– Worcester City Council Member Thu Nguyen (City of Worcester)
*Note: Internships with Tackey Chan are limited to college students.
Duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
– Constituent work: logging outreach in constituent database and drafting response letters to constituent inquiries
– Research: as policy questions arise interns may be asked to research and write memos on different subject matters
– Hearings/Briefings: attend (often virtually) briefings on policy matters and committee hearings and report back on the issues
– Legislative tracking: updating information about the status of legislation and amendments filed representatives, writing testimony, and summarizing amendments
What former interns have to say about the program:
“Serving as an intern last summer inspires me to pursue a career in public service and government of my own in the future as it is the best way to give back to the community.”
“I feel that wherever I decide to go with my studies/career, this internship has helped me to develop transferable skills that I can be proud of.”
Eligibility Requirements:
Applicant must be a current high school or undergraduate student in good standing.
Applicant must be a US citizen or permanent resident of Korean American origin.
Applicant must be a New England resident or attend a college in New England.
Applicant must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on 4.0 scale), along with evidence of being a self starter, eager to learn, and have excellent oral/written communication skills.
Application Timeline:
Wednesday, March 1, 2023: Applications Open
Friday, April 7, 2023, 11:59pm EST: Application Deadline
Week of May 1, 2023: Selected applicants notified about interviews
Week of May 8, 2023: Decision notification
Saturday, May 2023: KACL Political Internship Fundraiser Dinner