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API Equality- LA

API Equality-LA is a coalition of organizations and individuals who are committed to working in the Asian and Pacific Islander Communities in Greater Los Angeles for equality marriage rights and fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, a transgender families through community education and advocacy.

Formed in 2005 by a diverse group of API LGBT individuals and straight allies, API Equality-LA has garnered tremendous broad-based support. We have uniquely bridged the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community with the civil rights and other social justice communities, united by a common understanding of the parallels between past anti-miscegenation and current marriage equality struggles. Since its inception, API Equality-LA has focused on educating the API community about marriage equality and the impact on API LGBT families.

Project title: API Equality – LA LEAP Internship

GOALS & OBJECTIVES – What will the intern achieve by the end of the internship?

1. To help API Equality-LA maintain it's commitment to the mission through public education, outreach and recruitment, media and messaging, faith outreach and fundraising.
2. To learn about issues that affect the API LGBT community and to become knowledgeable about the issues surrounding marriage equality for same-sex couples.
3. To gain experience in basic grassroots organizing skills
4. To develop leadership skills that will encourage future involvement in the organization by the intern, as well as other volunteers
5. To gain experience in coalition building and maintenance skills through interaction with coalition members and other community based organizations.
6. To become familiar with API Equality-LA's Committee Structure and help in the continuing development of the various committees.

Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches

In 1991, Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M) began as a grassroots movement to help Nick, Amanda, Brian, and other patients faced with the lack of Asian and Pacific Islander bone marrow donors in the National Registry. With the support of Little Tokyo Service Center, a Community Development Corporation, A3M began efforts to increase and diversify the donor pool. Today, A3M is the largest Asian Pacific Islander recruitment group of the National Marrow Donor Program.

Project Title: Be the Match – This Summer
The NMDP, National Marrow Donor Program, will be launching a new campaign called “Be The Match” in the Spring.  In conjunction with this campaign, A3M will be promoting our own “Be The Match” campaign.  The intern will assist in reviewing and evaluating current drive sources, as well as identifying and pursuing new drive leads.  The intern will interact with all API Community contacts.

Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment

Founded in 1993 as Chinese Americans United for Self Empowerment to promote civic and political participation in the Chinese American communities, CAUSE expanded its  mission to serve the larger Asian Pacific American (APA) communities in 2003; thus,  becoming Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment.  Comprised of committed professional, business, community and political leaders, CAUSE has  established itself as a prominent APA community-based organization in the Greater Los  Angeles area, with influence and reach throughout California.  CAUSE is a unique nonpartisan, community-based organization, dedicated to promoting APA civic and political participation.

Project title: 2009 CAUSE Political Institute

This opportunity affords interns a unique hands-on training in the political nonprofit process, community awareness and constituent outreach.  They will be able to apply their knowledge to careers in the public sector and community advocacy areas.  Interns will be exposed to nonpartisan voter registration and education through our town halls and voter registration drives at college campuses, festivals, supermarkets and community gatherings.  Furthermore, by working on the 2009 CAUSE Political Institute, interns will gain insight on state electoral and policy issues related to the Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) community including political awareness and civic engagement. In addition, they will be able to work on and develop essential skills including: event planning, public speaking, interview and social etiquette, time management and team building. 

Chinatown Service Center

Project title: Bridging the Gap

Chinatown Service Center (CSC) is a 501©3 non-profit organization located in Los Angeles, CA.  This organization was established in 1971 for the purpose of serving immigrants, refugees, and others in need of assistance.  CSC is the largest community-based Chinese American health and human service organization in Southern California.  They offer comprehensive services such as mental health, job readiness and placement, youth and child services, community economic development and housing services.

CSC is applying for a LEAP intern to take the lead in overseeing the Youth Department's Bridging the Gap project.  The goal of Bridging the Gap is to build positive relationships between the Hispanic and Asian youth in the Chinatown community.  Through teambuilding activities, leadership-building exercises, and cultural education workshops, CSC hopes to increase camaraderie between these two youth group.  The youth will culminate the project with a public presentation that showcases the goal of Bridging the Gap.

Chinese American Museum

The Chinese American Museum (CAM) is the first such museum in Southern California dedicated to the Chinese American experience and history in this region.

The 7,200 square foot museum site stands inside El Pueblo Monument, a 44-acre public park located at the City's "birthplace" in downtown Los Angeles. CAM is housed inside the oldest surviving Chinese buildings located in the City, namely the Garnier Building (423 North Los Angeles Street) and an adjacent structure (425 North Los Angeles Street). Erected exclusively for Chinese use in the 1890s, these multi-story brick structures had housed shops, schools, temples, churches, and businesses as well as dances and theatrical performances during their heyday between the 1890s and 1940s. Because the Garnier Building was once regarded as the unofficial "city hall" of Los Angeles' Chinese community, it is now a perfect cultural symbol for housing an institution dedicated to the Chinese American experience.

Project title: Docent Training Program

1. Participate in docent-led tours at TWO ethnic-specific/cultural museums to observe, learn and be exposed to diverse touring techniques and experiences.
2. Participate in SIX docent training sessions at the Chinese American Museum (CAM)
3. Develop and facilitate specific areas of CAM’s docent training program related to:
1. Hollywood Chinese – (exhibition at time of internship)

• Research history, purpose, and goals of the exhibition by talking to key staff members
• Research the historical/cultural significance of artifacts used in the exhibit
• Develop training materials and handouts for docents
• Lead and facilitate sessions related to the exhibit

2. Chinese American Contemporary Issues

• Develop, lead and facilitate a session on a current contemporary issue that Chinese Americans are facing today.
• Research and create reading materials for session

3. Introductions/”Ice breakers”
3. Conduct introductions and ice breakers during training sessions
4. Develop, conduct and coordinate surveys to evaluate docent training experience
5. Edit, update, and streamline docent training materials for future trainings
6. Edit and update marketing materials for docent training

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

To bring together people with a mutual interest in the important history and historical role of Chinese and Chinese Americans in Southern California;

To pursue, preserve and communicate knowledge of this history; and

To promote the heritage of the Chinese and Chinese American community in support of a better appreciation of our rich, multi-cultural society.

Since the 1850s, Chinese Americans have contributed to the historical growth and development of Southern California life and culture.

The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California was created to discover and recognize our pioneers and their history. We aim to increase awareness of Chinese American heritage through public programs, education and research.

Project Title: Chinese Americans in Sports Exhibition

By the end of the internship, the intern will have designed an exhibition on selected Chinese Americans in sports and two athletic organizations.  There will be an accompanying brochure result of research and interview where possible.  All data must be gathered and compiled by the end of the internship.  The physical exhibition will be installed if time permits.

East West Players

As the nation’s premier Asian American theatre organization, East West Players produces outstanding works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American experience.

VISION STATEMENT OF EAST WEST PLAYERS
      National recognition of the organization's productions and programs.
      Increased opportunities for Asian Pacific Islander artists on stage and in other media.
      Introducing audiences to the diverse Asian Pacific American experience.
      Educational programs in the literary, technical and performing arts.
      Financial and organizational sustainability and growth

Project Title: Performance Arts Marketing Internship in the APA Community

The Marketing Intern will work closely with staff to promote EWP’s 44th Anniversary Season, including publicizing subscription campaigns, arts education programs, fundraising events, and more.  The intern will learn:

• to create and implement publicity campaigns for theater productions and educational programs;
• to develop and cultivate community/corporate partnerships and collaborations;
• to track and evaluate marketing efforts; and
• the importance of maintaining a file of activities for archival purposes
• how to analyze survey and ticket report results so it is beneficial for the overall campaign and generates more sales,
• utilize the statistics to create a demographic profile for the season’s targeted marketing effort
• institutional branding

FilAm Arts

The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture, also known as FilAm ARTS, is a multi-disciplinary community arts organization whose mission is to advance the understanding of the arts and diverse cultural heritage of Filipinos in the United States. With three public programs - the Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture, the statewide Pilipino Artists Network, and the arts education program, Eskuwela Kultura, FilAm ARTS’ organizational purpose is to engage diverse peoples in cultural arts as a synergistic approach to individual and community self-determination and empowerment.

Project title: 18th Annual Festival of Philippines Arts and Culture

The intern will coordinate FilAm ARTS public education campaign for the purpose of increasing the public value of the arts among constituents.  “The arts are an integral form of cultural expression that leads to validating identity and citizenship, thus legitimizing, for many communities, the struggle to enfranchise themselves.  Cultural citizenship is about claiming and expanding the rights in the community that stand for social change, diversity and institutional reform.” (This quote is from the California Arts Council)  This public education campaign will be centered on the message: “Arts = Culture = Community,” and includes print, web, radio and events, targeted toward Filipino American and other multicultural communities.  Learning goals:  The intern will acquire skills in public relations, event planning, and culturally appropriate approach to community organizing.  The intern will also learn to navigate local and state government.

Filipino American Library

Founded on October 13, 1985 by “Auntie Helen” Agcaoili Summers Brown, FAL is the earliest and largest Filipino library in the country with a collection of more than 6,000 titles.  Its mission is to actively promote the history, culture, and professional achievements of Filipinos and Filipino Americans through the book collection, leadership development, and cultural programming, thereby contributing to the achievement of a culturally dynamic, multiethnic America.  For more information, please visit www.filipinoamericanlibrary.org.

Project Title: The Filipino American Library’s 24th Anniversary Gala & Other Activities

Goals & Objectives: To assist the FAL Board and Staff with fundraising for the Gala, to be held on October 24, 2009, along with additional responsibilities.

1. Obtain a Silver Sponsorship, valued at $2,500.
2. Acquire $2,500 worth of Silent Auction items.
3. Sell 25 VIP Tickets, valued at $100 each.
4. Assist in cataloging.
5. Research for grants.
6. Work with Board Members on various projects.

Ford Amphitheatre/Ford Theatre Foundation

The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is one of the oldest performing arts venues in Los Angeles still in use. The open-air amphitheatre sits on a 45-acre park-like setting in the Cahuenga Pass. It is now the home of the Ford Amphitheatre Season, a multi-disciplinary performing arts series running May through October, coordinated by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

Project title: Asian Pacific Islander and Latino Arts Outreach

The main 8-week project for the intern will be to work directly with the Asian Pacific Islander Arts Coordinator in organizing various workshops provided by the Community Outreach Partnership Program (COPP) at 5 community centers, 3 after-school programs, and 3 classrooms, which will be facilitated by the Ford 2009 Summer Series Atrtists.

The intern will:

• Learn how to develop and to implement a grass roots marketing and audience development campaign by acting as a full hands-on partner in this project. 
• Learn how to document programs through photography and video recording.
• Develop his/her presentation, interpersonal, organizational, and translation skills.
• Gain valuable insight into the operation and programming of a performing arts presenting organization through working on-site at the Ford Ampitheater

Japanese American Citizens League

Founded in 1929, the JACL is the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States.  The JACL monitors and responds to issues that enhance or threaten the civil and human rights of Asian Pacific Islanders and all others through implementing strategies to effect positive social change. Over it’s 80 years of existence, some of the most significant achievements and occurrences include experiencing the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII and the successful passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, granting Redress and Reparations for those incarcerated during the war. Although historically JACL has represented the Japanese American Community, the current JACL focuses on a broader direction to address and advocate for the civil rights of Asian Pacific Islanders both in responding to incidents of hate as well as proactively through public policy.

Project title: JACL API Policy Intern

The primary goal of the California API Public Policy Intern is to create a sense of awareness, passion, and action surrounding critical Public Policy issues affecting the Asian and Pacific Islander Community. These issues will fall under the following categories:

• Hate Crimes/Civil Rights: focus will surround legislation to establish hate crimes awareness programs on the local level.
• Education: focus will surround access to the education system from underprivileged API communities and undocumented students.
• Health: focus will surround access to the healthcare system by creating culturally competent systems and providing access to limited English proficient individuals
• Immigration: focus will surround legislation to reunify of immigrant API families
• LGBT Community: focus will surround marriage equality in the State of California.
• Community Preservation: focus will surround preservation of internment camp sites as well as legislation to preserve the 3 remaining Japantowns.

Understanding that there are a multitude of issue areas that are very deep in scope, JACL will insure that the intern is provided with a robust orientation to gain sufficient knowledge on these issue areas. The intern will meet with staff from various Non-Profits as well as interface frequently with our Washington DC Office.

*note: focus areas within each category group may change by summer of ’09 as legislation will be drafted, and moved through the system at different times throughout the year.

Kollaboration

Kollaboration’s current mission and mantra is, “Empowerment through Entertainment”. In addition to encouraging the diverse talents of APIA/C youth, Kollaboration seeks to empower (1) APIA/C youth by providing them with a creative outlet and leadership training that serves as an alternative to gang-activity and delinquency for those at-risk, (2) APIA/C families by offering a platform for communication that bridges the gap between 1st generation parents and latter generation youth and (3) the APIA/C community at large, by raising awareness for other critical community issues and NGOs.

Kollaboration has submitted 2 separate workplans for 2009

Project title: Event Marketing and Promotions
Goals and Objectives
To successfully market and promote a live Kollaboration show – the 3rd Annual Kollaboration Acoustic.  The main objective is to sell out the show prior to the show date.  The intern will learn the differences among marketing, promotions and public relations, and how to effectively use each method to inform audiences and fans of the upcoming show.  The intern will learn new media marketing methods as well as traditional methods such as print, fliers, posters and TV.

Another objective is to utilize the creative talents of the performers as well as the Kollaboration volunteers to promote the show.

Project title: Live Show Production
Goals and Objectives
To successfully market and promote a live Kollaboration show – the 3rd Annual Kollaboration Acoustic.  The intern will be intimately involved with the show from the concept stage all the way to full execution of the event at the Ford Amphitheater in Hollywood.
Rather than be assigned to one specific department, the intern will work directly with the Associate Producer and Executive Producer.  The intern will learn overall planning and production at a macro level, and see how all the production elements ultimately result in the final show.

Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates

KIWA’s mission is to empower Koreatown’s low-wage immigrant workers for dignity and respect in the workplace and community, and to work together with other communities to realize a vision of a just Los Angeles that works for everyone. As one of Los Angeles’ most unequal local economies, the struggles of the Koreatown’s low-wage immigrant workers point to the core problems in our society and systems, as well as offer up potential solutions. Koreatown is an important battleground in the struggle to create a more equitable city.

Project Title: KNOCK Campaign (KIWA Neighborhood Organizing Committee of Koreatown)

Intern Goals:             

• To gain experience in basic grassroots and community organizing skills.
• To learn about issues related to displacement, gentrification and workers rights and to develop an in-depth understanding of how these issues affecting low income immigrant tenants and workers in Koreatown
• To learn about community leadership development and committee-building
• To recruit three new KIWA members and ID one potential leader/activist
• To sign up 24 people for KIWA activities and collect 24 surveys

Intern Objectives:

• To learn and use basic 1-on-1 organizing skills, including effective follow-up
• To reach out to a minimum of 300 people in the neighborhood
• To participate in five on-the-job trainings/workshops on organizing skills
• To learn and assist in data collection, outreach tracking and reporting work.
• To learn about agenda development, preparation for and facilitation of one leadership/committee meeting
• To practice public speaking and take opportunities to lead groups of people

Korean Community Services

The mission of KCS is to promote projects and programs that provide culturally and professionally competent services to populations in need. KCS believes that healthier individuals and communities result from a combination of outreach, education, treatment and prevention efforts. The goal of KCS is to establish and manage programs and projects that provide training, counseling, information, resources and technical assistance in a quality, yet cost-effective manner. KCS remains committed to providing services to traditionally underserved populations.

Project title: Orange County Korean Community Internship

Goal 1: To interact at all levels of agency management – Objectives: By end of summer, intern will have worked with key direct line staff, program managers and executives in order to observe and learn roles and responsibilities at all levels of agency.

Goal 2: To assist with program development – Objectives: By end of summer, intern will have assisted program development staff on one project proposal.

Goal 3: To learn how to implement project timelines and action steps – Objectives: By end of summer, intern will have implemented one small project in KCS’ youth program.

National Korean American Service and Education Consortium

The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) was founded as a consortium in 1994 by local community centers that realized that only by coming together can we build and contribute to a national movement for civil rights.

Our founding was the culmination of the base building work our affiliates had been doing for years in their respective cities. Our mission is to project a national progressive voice on major civil rights and immigrant rights issues and promote the full participation of Korean Americans in American society.

Project title: Immigrant Rights Project & Youth Development

• Be a part of the NAKASEC and KRC team to organize a national mobilization of Korean Americans, AAPIs and other immigrant communities to take place in mid-September in Washington, D.C.  Advocacy focus on, but not limited to, immigration reform and health care reform.
• Be a part of the youth organizing team which is coordinating the Summer Youth Empowerment Project (SYEP, a 6-8 week summer empowerment program for high school students which combine study and action on critical issues impacting Korean American) and regular youth groups.

Organization of Chinese Americans- Greater Los Angeles

Founded in 1973, OCA is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States. OCA is dedicated to securing the rights Asian Pacific American citizens and permanent residents through legislative and policy initiatives at all levels of the government. OCA aims to embrace the hopes and aspirations of the nearly 2 million citizens and residents of Chinese ancestry in the United States as well as to better the lives of the 10 million Asian Americans across the country.

Project title: Mentored Path to Citizenship & Leadership
Over the course of 8 weeks, the intern placed with OCA-GLA will work with Director of Programs to provide project management support to include outreach to this new program which will mentor naturalization candidates in the community through the application process and financial assistance.  This program further will support the process of leadership development through collaborative mentoring by involving the project participant in advocacy, civic engagement and volunteerism.

Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance

The Orange County Asian & Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) was established in 1997 with the mission to build a healthier and stronger community by enhancing the well-being of Asians and Pacific Islanders through inclusive partnerships in the areas of service, education, advocacy, organizing, and research. These community-driven activities seek to empower Asians and Pacific Islanders in defining and controlling their lives and the future of their community.

Project title: OCAPICA Program Glimpses

Interns will gain exposure to a wide array of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities, their needs, and how to outreach and provide services to them.  Interns will gain practical experience in the areas of community development, heath care, social services, education, youth, and policy impacts upon the community.  The intern will take part in each of OCAPICA’s departments – Health, Mental Health, Policy, Youth – and be exposed to their current projects. 

Search to Involve Pilipino Americans

For over 36 years, Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), headquartered in multi-ethnic Historic Filipinotown, has served this impoverished neighborhood as well as the greater Los Angeles Filipino American community with mission-fueled passion and relatively little fanfare.

SIPA continues to provide health and human services as well as community economic development and arts/cultural programs to the now diverse, multi-ethnic youth and families residing in the area as well as Filipino Americans all over Los Angeles County.

SIPA has submitted 2 separate workplans for 2009

South Asian Network

South Asian Network (SAN) is a grassroots, community based organization dedicated to advancing the health, empowerment and solidarity of persons of South Asian origin in Southern California. Fundamental to the mission of SAN is equality for all.  Founded in 1990, the overall goal of SAN is to inform and empower South Asian communities by acting as an agent of change in eliminating biases, discrimination and injustices targeted against persons of South Asian origin and by providing linkages amongst communities through shared experiences. SAN's issue areas include Civil Rights (hate violence, discrimination, police-state violence, woeker and housing rights), Community Health (both physical and mental health), and Anti Gender Violence (domestic violence, child abuse).  SAN engages in cross community coalition building/organizing, community outreach, case management and education work.
For more information on SAN, log onto www.southasiannetwork.org or call Joyti Chand at 562-403-0488, x 102.

Project Title: Civil Rights Unit Project at South Asian Network

The intern will work directly with South Asian Network’s Civil Rights Unit staff, volunteers and consultants on various civil and human rights issues impacting the South Asian community.  These issues include hate crimes, employment and housing discrimination, worker and tenant rights, immigration/detention/deportation issues, police/state violence and youth organizing.  The intern will conduct community outreach, which includes door knocking and general outreach at community events and places of worship, and case management.  The intern will also be a part of SAN’s larger organizing work on ending police/state violence, immigrant rights, LGBTIQ rights and building power for Bangladeshi tenants in Koreatown.  The intern will attend coalition meetings and meetings for the various community organizing groups that are a part of SAN.  These groups include the Anti-Police Brutality/State Violence committee and the Koreatown Resident’s committee.  The intern will assist the Civil Rights Unit with writing, editing and doing the final layout for our “human rights report”.  Furthermore, the interns will assist in organizing community meetings, protests and reaching out to the South Asian and mainstream media to raise awareness of issues impacting our communities. 

Tongan Community Service Center

Tuesday Night Café

The Tuesday Night Cafe & The Connector Project - an effort to GROW.

- creating time & space for artistic expression in L.A. and API communities, for cultural/social/political awareness, with opportunities for involvement & action, and for collaboration and real relationship-building.

Project title: Tuesday Night Connector Project Internship
Goals
- Help build the capacity of TN KAT / Tuesday Night Project as we celebrate 10 years of building community by creating time and space with people locally as well as globally through art.
- Help expand the diverse people we work with – especially youth, womyn, non-API artists, and community members/organizations in L.A. and API communities.
- Support what we do continually; look out for and present a multitude and breadth of artistic forms (from avante garde theatre to fire juggling to sketch comedy to progressive political rock…from MPC producers to live painters to classical opera singers)

Vietnamese Community of Orange County

VNCOC is a non-profit agency dedicated to providing comprehensive health and human support services to low-income families. VNCOC also provides bilingual and bicultural services for the Vietnamese community. VNCOC has taken a leadership role in the community by providing health education and health promotion programs. The guiding philosophy behind VNCOC is to enable traditionally underserved local communities to actively participate in mainstream life through empowerment and capacity building. Over the years VNCOC’s services have directly touched the lives of more than 150,000 local residents.

The VNCOC has submitted 3 separate workplans for 2009

Project Title:  Fund Development Plan 

Goals and Objectives (what will the intern achieve by the end of the internship? Please be specific):

By the end of the internship, the intern will have completed the following goals:

• Develop a fund development plan for the Vietnamese Community of Orange County Inc.
• Assist with staff members to coordinate a fundraiser for the Vietnamese Community of Orange County Inc.
• Develop a sponsorship program for the Vietnamese Community of Orange County Inc.
• Provide administrative support.

Project Title:  Research and Grant Writing Plan 

Goals and Objectives (what will the intern achieve by the end of the internship? Please be specific):

By the end of the internship, the intern will have completed the following goals:

• Develop a list of potential funding sources for education, health and social services.
• Research and compile a database on Vietnamese and health/social services.

• Develop a proposal template and apply one proposal of the intern’s interest

• Provide administrative support.

Project Title: Volunteer and Internship Program  

Goals and Objectives (what will the intern achieve by the end of the internship? Please be specific):

By the end of the internship, the intern will have completed the following goals:

• Develop a volunteer/internship program for the Vietnamese Community of Orange County Inc.
• Coordinate a volunteer/intern day with the community-based agencies of Orange County.
• Develop and implement a volunteer and an internship database.
• Provide administrative support.

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For additional information on the Leadership In Action program, please contact:
Reimar Macaranas
Community Program Manager
(213) 485-1422 ext. 4102
rmacaranas@leap.org