Externship Descriptions

• Advocacy/Non-Profit

• Architecture

• Education

• Finance/Consulting

• Law

• Medical

• Politics/Public Sector

• Tech

Advocacy/Non-Profit

Afro-Asia Group

Sponsor Provided Description: Afro-Asia Group, LLC is an independent organization that provides consulting on the intersection between African and Asian diasporas. Our offices are at Hunter College and the New Museum. To us, Afro-Asia is a political project that we understand through the lens of feminism, technologies, and braided intellectual traditions. We collaborate with designers, museums, collectives, and publishers to create programming, research, and digital and print media on the ongoing vibrancy of Third World solidarity and anticolonial movements that continue every day. I work with scholars and artists to discuss South-South global intimacies, explore colonial foodways, and work on graphic design justice toward futurist coalition building. The extern would attend group meetings, take minutes, assist in graphic design and write research dossiers, and would help draft our newsletter and communications strategy including social media. 

Recommended skills: Interest in art installation and curatorial experience,  interest in fundraising, InDesign and Photoshop, communications and project planning experience, strong writing and research, social media skills, video editing. Strong writing skills and self-starters who demonstrate taking initiative.

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

Sponsor Provided Description: Located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Angel Island Immigration Station was routinely the first stop for immigrants crossing the Pacific Ocean from 1910-1940, in particular for Asians affected by harsh immigration laws. The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF) is the nonprofit partner of California State Parks and the National Park Service in the effort to educate the public about the complex story and rich cultural heritage of Pacific Coast immigrants and their descendants. 

Recommended skills: General research, writing, interest in Asian American history.

International Rescue Committee (IRC) / Yale International Alliance (YIA)

Tunefoolery Music | 88 Stories Fund

Sponsor Provided Description: I am the Artistic and Executive Director of an arts and human services nonprofit that educates, employs and empowers musicians in mental health recovery and produces 300 live music performances per year at shelters, hospitals, nursing homes, senior centers, and for the public. I also produce musical theater and am a theater critic. Last year, for our 30th anniversary, our extern helped update the website and create documentary-style video testimonials to support a fundraising campaign for music education. This year, I hope to get externs involved in various independent projects in the many intersections of my musical and artistic background. Externs interested in storytelling, arts and community healing, mental health, musicians/singers/actors would have a blast! 

Recommended skills: Design, video editing, storytelling, music/live performing arts experience

Architecture

Apicella + Bunton Architects

Sponsor Provided Description: Apicella + Bunton Architects LLC is an architectural design firm specializing in planning and design services for residential, corporate, cultural, and academic clients. Student will shadow architects and designers.  Experience will include attendance of meetings, site visits, possible assistance with resources library, among other tasks. Possible software use includes Revit, Adobe “Creative” and Microsoft Office. Our firm is small, and is a studio setting which provides exposure to many elements of the profession through practice and observation. We try to expose our externs to as much as possible during their stay, so they have a good preview of the profession.  Firm profile:  https://www.apicellabunton.com/profile/

Recommended skills: Any of the software noted in the description, but not required.

Education

UConn Asian & Asian American Studies Institute and CT Council for the Social Studies

Sponsor Provide Description: I work at the CT Council for the Social Studies (CCSS) and UConn’s Asian & Asian American Studies Institute in K-12 public education.  Right now, one of the areas of focus in both of my roles is on supporting with the implementation of the Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies Education Legislation mandate (which goes into effect in Fall of 2025).  I create and lead professional development and curriculum development opportunities for teachers, schools, and school districts across the state in integrating AAPI studies in K-12 education, developing sessions and supports with students, families, university faculty, and historical societies/museums to support teachers with both content knowledge and pedagogical skill building.  There are various projects in education and advocacy that a Yale student could take on to support our ongoing work, including data collection, curriculum building, local organizing and advocacy.  This externship would be an opportunity to see and contribute to how all those pieces are worked on together within our AAPI community and across communities in CT, both in and outside of schools and across towns/cities. 

Recommended skills:  Relationship building (especially across generations), speaking a language other than English proficiently (helpful), social media and Canva skills, data analysis, Asian American & Pacific Islander history knowledge (helpful), experience with advocacy and organizing work.

Finance/Consulting

San Francisco 49’ers