From their website:

The JASP Internship offers a distinctive opportunity for college students and graduate students who are especially interested in learning about the experiences of Japanese Americans (e.g., Nikkei, Sansei, Yonsei, etc.), Shin Issei (post-war Japanese immigrants to the U.S., including “kikoku shijo”), Shin Nisei (children of Shin Issei born in the U.S.) and multi-racial Nikkei (“Hapa” Nikkei), including those living in Japan and in the United States. 

Responsibilities

The Intern’s duties relate to the management and supervision of presentations given by USJC member speakers (both American and Japanese) to students at universities throughout Japan.

Duties consist primarily of:

• Attendance at weekly Intern meeting (via Zoom) with the Program leader (currently, Tuesday mornings, JT)

• Editing and summarizing of video recorded JASP presentations

• Drafting and editing of a monthly Program Newsletter

• Periodic updating of the Program’s website (using WordPress software)

• Drafting and editing of JASP Speaker Presentation Profiles (in English and Japanese)

• General Program organization and coordination and Speaker scheduling and followup 

• Light Japanese to English / English to Japanese translation, as needed and appropriate based on ability

Through exposure to the speakers’ presentations, Interns will have an opportunity to learn about effective storytelling techniques, as well as positive messages for students such as the importance of inclusion, empathy and tolerance, journeys in search of identity and belonging, following your passions and expanding your horizons, and resilience and overcoming challenges, all from a Nikkei perspective.   

Interns will interact primarily with USJC members who are the Program leaders (in English) and Program speakers (based in Japan and the U.S.).  Duties can be performed remotely.  Due to the remote nature of the Internship, significant reliance will be placed on prompt and thorough email review and appropriate followup correspondence.

All native Japanese Interns should be proficient in English since the primary Internship language is English.  Native English Interns should ideally have some Japanese proficiency; however, this is not strictly necessary in all cases.

The internship is unpaid. 

See their website for more information.