Jobs & Internship Opportunities

Below you will find opportunities for students (click on the link):

Asian/ American Center Program Assistant (PAID)

The Asian/American Center of Queens College is looking for a graduate student or a student who is to start his/her graduate work for Program Assistant. This position is to assist with the paper work and operation of our Translation Program as well as Student Scholarship/Leadership Programs. The responsibilities will also include basic office work such as answering phone calls, drafting event flyers, and communicating with faculty, staff and students at Queens College.
A reliable & motivated graduate/graduate-to-be student with sufficient computer, organizational & writing skills is preferred. This position offers excellent medical benefits.

Job Type: Part-time
Schedule: Mon-Thrus @9AM-3PM
Pay: $13.50 to $15.50 /hour based on applicate’s qualifications.

Those interested, email qc.aac@qc.cuny.edu with your resume and cover letter. The subject should be titled “Job Application” .

>For more information, email qc.aac@qc.cuny.edu.

OCA-NY 2019 Paid Summer Internship

OCA-NY is looking for a college student or recent college graduate for a full-time summer internship position to coordinate OCA-NY’s 13th Annual Hate Crimes Prevention Art Project. This Project involves coordinating and training of diverse high school teenagers from select youth organizations on hate crimes and using art as a tool to prevent hate crimes.

Dates of Internship: May 21 – August 15, 2019
Stipend: $2,750 (includes local travel expenses)
Application Deadline: Monday, April 15, 2019, 6 p.m. EST

> SEE Attached for more info: OCA-NY 2019 Paid Summer Internship.doc

MinKwon Center's Young Adult Leadership Through Empowerment & Development (LEAD)

MinKwon LEAD Flyer.pdf

The MinKwon Center is starting up Young Adult LEAD, a group for working class, Asian American young adults (18-35) to meet up weekly, learn and talk about political issues that impact our communities, participate in outreach, and work together to organize a campaign to ensure our communities are safer and to create progressive spaces in our communities.

To learn more about the program, please attend LEAD’s first meeting on:

February 13, 2019 (6:30-8:30 PM)
MinKwon Center (136-19 41st Ave #3, Flushing NY, 11355).

Light dinner will be provided! Interested folks can email David Choi to RSVP (david.choi@minkwon.org).

AALDEF Exit Poll Survey (Volunteer)

On November 6, 2018, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will be monitoring the elections and conducting non-partisan voter surveys at poll sites in Asian American neighborhoods. Volunteers are needed to monitor polling sites and conduct exit polls.

> For more information and to sign-up, follow the link here.

MinKwon Center (PAID)

The MinKwon Center for Community Action has a paid canvassing opportunity to raise awareness of the upcoming General Election with students. They are looking for bilingual Chinese-English speakers to door knock and phone bank in the Flushing area to encourage Asian voters to turn out at the polls on November 6th.

Canvassers are paid at $20/ hour for door knocking and $15/ hour for phone banking.

> For more information and to apply, follow the link here.