Internships
Since 1989, the OCA Internship Program has cultivated future leadership for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community by providing students with opportunities to work in the public sector and learn about critical issues.
Opportunities
The OCA Office Internship is usually offered during the fall/winter and spring semesters. Interns are placed in-house at OCA National to support its various departments, including Chapter Membership, Communications, Development, Policy, and Programs.
The OCA Summer Internship Program is offered every summer for ten weeks, in which interns are placed at various external organizations based in Washington, D.C. Interns also participate in weekly OCA programming, experience leadership and professional development workshops, advocate issues on The Hill, and support OCA’s annual National Convention.
Other Internship + Fellowship Opportunities
See internship and fellowship opportunities from our friends and partner organizations. If you would like us to feature your internship opportunity, please contact Kent Tong at kent.tong@ocanational.org. — Last updated January 3, 2024.
External Internship Programs
The following organizations have their own internship programs, which they offer each year. Please check back with them throughout the year to see when they start accepting applications again.
The White House
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI)
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)
Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA)
Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote)
Council of Korean Americans (CKA)
Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)
Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL)
International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
Washington Leadership Program (WLP)
College To Congress
US-Asia Institute
Seeding Change
Asian American Pacific Islander Capitol Association (APICA)
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP)
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Hamkae Center
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP)
Kizuna
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)