Announcements (ECAASU Reg., OCA Internship, and VASCON4)
Nancy Yi Liang
(submit announcements by Sunday, 11:59 PM)
- Register for ECAASU (2.15 – 2.17)
- OCA Seeks Applicants for 2008 Summer Internship Program
- 4th Annual Vietnamese American Student Conference Gears Up for Inaugural Year in Nation's Capitol
Register for ECAASU (2.15 – 2.17)
The legendary conference—ECAASU: http://www.ecaasu2008.org/
Be there.
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OCA Seeks Applicants for 2008 Summer Internship Program
Deadline to apply for summer internships: March 15, 2008
Contact:
Douglas Lee | Senior Program Manager
202 223 5500 | dl...@ocanational.org
Washington, DC – OCA, a national Asian Pacific American organization dedicated to ensuring social justice for APAs, is seeking motivated and qualified college students for its highly successful summer internship program. The internship will last approximately ten weeks and a stipend will be provided.
The purpose of the OCA Internship program is to cultivate future leadership by providing students with an opportunity to be involved in the political and public policy process. Summer interns will be placed at a federal agency, non-profit, or congressional office that matches their interest and work full-time. Past interns have been placed in the offices of Speaker of the House Pelosi, Congresswoman Berkley, and Senator Durbin; at the Department of Transportation, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Management and Budget, the National Education Association, and the NAACP.
Interns can also be placed at the OCA National Center and work first hand with one of the largest APA organizations in the country. In addition to their placement, summer interns will be highly engaged in many OCA activities and be involved with grassroots organizing.
The OCA Summer Internship Program engages interns with numerous activities to incorporating all that Washington, DC has to offer. Interns participate in a summer brown bag series focusing on important issues in the APA and civil rights community. Interns have the opportunity to meet with members of Congress, APA staffers, and members of the APA Congressional Caucus. Interns also help research and develop toolkits that inform and determine best practices on important APA issues, such as hate crimes and bias, coalition building, and Asian American Studies.
In addition to the experience that Washington, DC has to offer, interns play a major role in our annual national convention held in Washington, DC on July 31 – August 2, 2008. The convention will feature speakers, entertainment and engage the entire community on pertinent issues. Once selected, applicants are strongly encouraged to make sure they are able to attend this signature event.
Applications and information can be found on the OCA National website at http://www.ocanational.org. Complete applications must be postmarked by March 15th and an interview will be done for selected applicants. Selection will be complete by April and a firm commitment is required at the time. Interns will be responsible for travel to and from Washington, DC and housing as well.
Internships are also available during the winter, spring and fall sessions at the OCA National Center.
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4th Annual Vietnamese American Student Conference Gears Up for Inaugural Year in Nation's Capitol
Contact:
Oanh Le | VASCON4
Communications Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 20, 2008) – The 4th Annual Vietnamese American Student Conference (VASCON) is proud to announce "Planting Seeds" to be hosted on the historic grounds of Georgetown University and the Marriott Conference and Hotel from April 4-6, 2008.
With this inaugural year in Washington, D.C., VASCON4 expects to bring nearly 300 students from universities, colleges, and high schools to discuss the most pressing domestic and international issues facing the Vietnamese American community today. Their mission with this year's theme, "Planting Seeds" is to educate, inspire, and equip attendees with the knowledge and resources to develop personal growth and leadership skills. The ultimate goal is to encourage participants to go back to their respective communities and plant their own "seeds of change"—fostering the advancement of the Vietnamese American community and beyond.
A spirit of activism and community drives the VASCON vision. "It opened a lot of eyes, inspired a lot of people, built a lot of bridges, and definitely captured the essence of what it means to be Vietnamese American. Our community is what it is, thanks to VASCON," remarked Vu Dinh, a student from UCLA. With a volunteer staff, VASCON4 aims to create an invigorating and close-knit environment for their attendees by starting with a Friday morning kick-off, a new and exciting addition this year. Participants are able to attend workshops within a two-day period that allows them the luxury of time to converse and thoroughly think about the program content with fellow attendees.
VASCON is an annual conference founded by a student from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 and has gathered over 1,000 students and young professionals to engage in open dialogue about the state of Vietnamese America with speakers and community leaders of many disciplines.
For more information about registration and conference activities, including details on how you can conduct a workshop at VASCON, visit our website: www.vasconlove.org.
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Trinh Le
Dan Than Fellow
National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA)
email: trinh....@navasa.org
phone: 228.383.0910
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