To get more information about participating organizations and their submitted work plans, please read about them here
Celebrating 13 years of developing emerging leaders! 
Leadership in Action (LIA) is an eight-week paid summer internship program designed to develop emerging young leaders by providing college students with practical leadership skills and the opportunity to work hands-on in the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community in Southern California.
Approaching its 13th year, the program takes learning beyond the classroom,
and places the student interns in a range of API community based organizations
in order to gain real-life experience working at nonprofits.
The intern will be paid $2,000 for the eight-week internship.
Check out out our 2010 Interns’ blogs
Also see our Group Project
Community-based organizations we have or will work with:
The intern's weekly schedule is comprised of 4 days at their assigned community based organization (CBO) and 1 day at LEAP. At the CBO, the intern works with their assigned supervisor on a meaningful project. At LEAP, the intern's day is devoted to leadership development training, issue discussions, CBO site visits and a community impact project. Nationally recognized trainers deliver workshops in critical skill areas. Issue discussions are on local or timely topics of interest and are facilitated by local community leaders/activists and LEAP trainers.
The community impact project will give the students interns an opportunity to flex their leadership skills in a safe setting, as well as allow them to contribute a service that has lasting impact on to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
2009 LIA Group Project:
Locating Ourselves in History: An Asian American Oral History Project
http://www.locateyourself.net
EAT ME: Digesting Gentrification in Asian American Communities
 
The Handoff Book: APeyes: Murals of Los Angeles
A Strategy Guide for API Leaders **CLICK THE LINKS ABOVE TO SEE PAST INTERNSHIP PROJECTS**
To date, the LIA program has graduated 89 interns, representing 32 colleges and universities from across the country. The interns have served in over 36 community-based organizations in the Southern California area.
The 2010 program will be held in Los Angeles from June 21 - August 13, 2010. The application process for interns is now open. Applications are due Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
APPLICANTS:
There are two rounds in the application process. The first round is where a committee reviews all the applications and decides who they want to come in for an interview. The second round is the actual interview either at LEAP or by teleconference. The results will be decided by the end of March and interns will be notified by the first week of April.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:
If you are interested in hosting a Leadership in Action intern, please contact us with any questions or concerns. If you want to apply, please download the application below and send it back in to us by Friday, February 19th, 2010.
Special Thanks To:
OUR MEDIA SPONSOR:
Hyphen Magazine
More Information
Click here to download the LIA Flyer.
Click here to download the LIA 10 Year Anniversary Packet.
LIA 2010 CBO Application
LIA 2010 Intern Application
For additional information on the Leadership In Action program, please contact:
Reimar Macaranas
Community Program Manager
(213) 485-1422 ext. 4102
rmacaranas@leap.org |
