Office Internship
Work with us at OCA National!
The OCA Office Internship seeks to cultivate leadership by providing students with the opportunity to be involved in a national civil rights organization. Interns will gain valuable experience working for one of the oldest AAPI advocacy organizations in the nation and develop their research, advocacy, and organizing skills, all while earning academic credit for their work.
Office Interns will support OCA National’s day-to-day operations by working directly with the Chapter Membership, Communications, Development, Policy, or Programs departments. The OCA Internal Internship is offered during the Fall/Winter and Spring, with expected weekly hours and length of program flexible to accommodate each students’ school workload.
The Internal Internship is hosted in the Fall/Winter and Spring on an at-need basis. There may be some terms where we won’t be accepting any interns.
If you have any questions please contact cassie.micah@ocanational.org.
Meet the Interns!
Testimonials
Mendy Kong
2020 Fall Communications Intern
"Working at OCA really gave me insight on what Asian advocacy looks like on a national scale. I was able to contribute many ideas and build my skills, be it in terms of video, magazine layout, and marketing. I really appreciated how welcoming and how accommodating my supervisors were, as it was all virtual. This opportunity definitely gave me the foundation and confidence to pursue other internships so I can never be grateful enough for the people I was lucky enough to meet during my time at OCA."
Ania Ty
2020 Fall Youth Programs Intern
“My experience as a Youth Programs Intern during OCA’s Fall 2020 cohort was incredibly empowering. As a Pinay and 1.5 generation immigrant, I always felt that the voices and stories of my communities were excluded or wildly misrepresented. It was an amazing opportunity to create programming around topics I had always wanted to learn and dialogue with other impassioned students about pressing issues. I would recommend the experience to any student interested in youth empowerment, community engagement, and education.”
