OCA Proud to Announce 2021 Summer Intern Cohort

Written By Guest User

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

9 June 2021

Contact: Kent Tong | Associate Manager of Programs
202.223.5500 | kent.tong@ocanational.org

Washington, DC - OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates is excited to announce the members of our summer internship cohort. OCA’s Summer Internship is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, the Comcast Foundation, the William & Sinforosa Tan Kaung Internship Endowment Fund, the Jessie and Claudine Cheng Internship Fund, as well as OCA chapters, members, and donors to the Building Our Legacy campaign. We are proud to welcome these students into the OCA family and continue the legacy of building up AAPI leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

2021 Virtual Summer Internship Cohort:
(Name, College, Internship Placement)

  • Hunter Akiyoshi, North Central College, Japanese American Citizens League

  • Zeta Atoigue, College of William & Mary, OCA National

  • Alfred Barrion, University of California, Los Angeles, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance

  • Resty Fufunan, Yale University, OCA National

  • Rosario Joaquin, New York University, OCA National

  • Rukmini Kalamangalam, Emory University, OCA National

  • Thavry Khun, California State University, East Bay, Human Rights Campaign

  • Damon Ngo, University of Utah, Democratic National Committee

  • Khang Nguyen, The University of Washington, The DC Mayor’s Office on Asian & Pacific Islander Affairs

  • Arnav Patra, Tufts University, T-Mobile

  • Nabila Prasetiawan, University of Maryland-College Park, U.S. Department of State

  • Shahbano Rao, Mount Holyoke College, Institute for Educational Leadership

  • Melinda Samaratunga, Barnard College, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • Fine Tuitupou, El Camino Community College, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote

  • Kenneth Vaca, University of Houston, The 1882 Foundation

Their full bios are available on our website here.

“We are so proud to welcome the 32nd class of OCA National Summer Interns,” says Linda Ng, National President of OCA. “It is an honor to host fifteen outstanding individuals, each of whom brings unique experiences and perspectives to the table. The summer is not just a learning experience for the interns, but also for us as we get to hear from and work with these students. Their leadership adds great value to OCA and our partners, and we look forward to facilitating their development and growth.”

If you, your family members, someone you know, or community members have experienced xenophobia, discrimination, or harassment, please report the incident using our hate crime/incident reporting tool at www.aapihatecrimes.org.

OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates is a national social justice organization of community advocates dedicated to improving the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).

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