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2019 Scholars and Interns<\/h1>\n

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CAPAL Public Service Interns<\/h3>\n

CAPAL Public Service Interns are typically placed in internships within the organizations in Washington, DC. Interns may also be placed in regional offices throughout the country. These internship positions provide students with real-world public service experience in a range of topics and areas. CAPAL has partnerships with Federal Agencies including Forest Service, Rural Housing Service, and the National Credit Union Administration.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

CAPAL Public Service Scholars<\/h3>\n

CAPAL Public Service Scholars are undergraduate and graduate students who serve in unpaid public service internships (non-profit or government) in the Washington DC area for the summer. The scholarships are intended to enable outstanding Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) students with leadership potential to work full-time and learn about ways to influence public policy in their local communities.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

CAPAL Public Service Interns<\/h3>\n

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Zoie Chang<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]Zoie is a rising senior at the University of Michigan, studying International Studies and Sociology, with minors in Translation and Environment. On campus, she is actively involved with Asian American interest groups, such as the Taiwanese American Student Association (TASA) and United Asian American Organizations (UAAO). Hearing the stories of peers within the \u00a0AAPI community, as well as having been raised for most of her life in an American school and English-speaking environment in Taipei, Taiwan, has given her a deep respect for the diversity within the AAPI community. Outside of purely academic pursuits, she enjoys training in Taekwondo and Karate, and learning new languages. This summer, she will be interning with the Truman Research Center as an intern with the Politics and Policy department, and is eager to learn more about shaping policy.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”slideInRight”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”14986″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle_2″ border_color=”white” css_animation=”fadeInRightBig”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]<\/p>\n

David Kim<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]David Kim is a rising second year at Case Western Reserve University, exploring economics,
\nmarketing, theater, and computer science. He is searching to find careers that will combine his
\nacademic interests with his passion for community service. David especially loves teaching and
\nengaging youth communities which stems from his past mission trips to Native American
\nreservations. At CWRU, David is a Pi Kappa Phi, focusing his time to its philanthropy, centered
\naround people with special needs. Also, David is interested in entrepreneurship. He has worked
\nas a student consultant for several local Cleveland startups, in the tech, health, nonprofit, and
\nfood industries. His CAPAL internship is with the United States Department of Agriculture,
\nForeign Agricultural Service. In his free time, David loves participating in theater, playing board games, volunteering at his church, and eating spicy foods.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”slideInRight”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”14987″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle_2″ border_color=”white” css_animation=”fadeInRightBig”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]<\/p>\n

Jessica Li<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]Jessica Li is a rising sophomore at Northwestern University studying Environmental Sciences
\nand Statistics. At NU, she assists in science research on environmental microbes and is a junior
\nexecutive of the Chinese Students Association. She also serves on the executive board of
\nStudents for Ecological and Environmental Development (SEED), the oldest and one of the
\nlargest environmental groups on campus. In the past she has done research on anesthesiology,
\ntropical rainforest health in Costa Rica, and sea turtle behavior. In the future, she hopes to gain
\nexperience in environmental policy and data analysis. In her free time, Jessica likes to create
\nartwork and cook for her friends. This summer, she will be working at the USDA Natural
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Rachel Oda<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Rachel Oda is a junior at Pomona College in Claremont, CA. She is a Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) major on the pre-law track. Rachel is the Captain of the Pomona College Mock Trial team and competes for both the plaintiff\/prosecution and the defense as an attorney. She has won 1st place ranks for both the plaintiff\/prosecution and the defense. During the summer after her freshman year, Rachel interned at the American Civil Liberties Union in Los Angeles and worked with their 1st Amendment rights legal team. Through these experiences, Ms. Oda has developed a passion for advocacy and is eager to connect with the CAPAL family this summer. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”slideInRight”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”14989″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle_2″ border_color=”white” css_animation=”fadeInRightBig”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]<\/p>\n

Helena Ong<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]Helena is a rising sophomore at Pomona College in Claremont, CA, pursuing a major in
\nEconomics. On campus, Helena competes in intercollegiate British Parliamentary debate on
\nnational and international circuits. She is passionate about advocacy and serves as a volunteer
\ntutor for a program called Jumpstart, that teaches in low-income neighborhoods to help break
\ncycles of poverty starting at preschool. Helena is a member of the Academic Affairs Committee
\nof the Associated Students of Pomona College, a panelist for the Judicial Council, and a mentor
\nof the Asian American Mentorship Program at Pomona. Helena has worked with local
\ngovernments in the past, and she is so excited to work this summer at the USDA Foreign
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Mary Thao<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As a first-generation, Hmong American college student, Mary Thao is an incoming senior at Marquette University majoring in Cognitive Science. In her college career, she has worked as a student laboratory research assistant in the Department for Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) and now currently as a program assistant for Marquette’s Center for Community Center (CCS). Through the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, she has conducted and presented CLS research in regards to molecular diagnostics and prevalence determination in parasitic diseases such as schistosomiasis and malaria. As a CCS program assistant, she has created programming to highlight the purpose of service and its alignment with structural\/social violence. With a wide range of interests from her past experiences, she strives to become more holistic and well-rounded with professional aspirations in Public\/Global Health, bioethics, and social justice. In her free time, she loves eating with her family, hanging out with her sorority, Delta Xi Phi, Multicultural Sorority, Inc., and obsessing over random hobbies.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”slideInRight”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”14991″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle_2″ border_color=”white” css_animation=”fadeInRightBig”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Emily Tran<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Emily Tran is a rising junior at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she plans to major in Environmental Science. Some of Tran’s favorite memories include working for the German department and Transitions program at Vassar College, where she began her undergraduate career. Outside of school, she enjoys PowerPoint parties, hiking, blacksmithing, and jewelry making. Her ideal Friday night includes free-style baking followed by a silent disco. One of Tran’s dreams is to open a vegan cafe, where she would recreate traditional Vietnamese dishes such as heo quay (crispy roast pork). In the summer Tran will be studying plant physiology and plant responses to stressors in Fort Collins, Colorado.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

CAPAL Public Service Scholars<\/h3>\n

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Jeremiah Azurin<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]Jeremiah is a student most of the time but traveler all of the time, and comes to CAPAL from human rights and security, overseas backpacking, and long-distance cycling. Prior to college, he conducted field research in Southeast Asia and South Korea for three gap years, and subsequently returned to college as a non-traditional distance student. Jeremiah now lives out of his backpack and spends each semester traveling abroad, most recently to the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, France, and the Vatican. Originally from Washington, DC, he\u2019s interning at the Office of eDiplomacy at the US Department of State and will graduate from Harvard next year.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”slideInRight”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”14993″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle_2″ border_color=”white” css_animation=”fadeInRightBig”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]<\/p>\n

Cassie He<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]I\u2019m Cassie (she\/her\/hers) and I am very excited to be joining the CAPAL community! I am from College Station, Texas. I am a current freshman at the University of Pennsylvania. I intended on concentrating in Finance and minoring in International Relations. \u00a0On campus I am involved with a consulting club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and research. I am very passionate in international development and sustainable development. I got to spend last summer working with farmers in the Philippines and it was that moment when I decided I wanted to dedicate my life to serving others. This summer I will be interning at the US Agency for International Development\u2019s Africa Bureau of Sustainable Development. I also love spending time outside, traveling, and trying new foods![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”slideInRight”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”14994″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle_2″ border_color=”white” css_animation=”fadeInRightBig”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]<\/p>\n

Sarah Kamakawiwo’ole<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]Sarah Kamakawiwo\u2018ole is pursuing a Master in Public Health (MPH) at the University of Hawai\u2018i and previously attended the University of Miami. She is interested in a variety of broad health policy topics, especially regarding active intersections with Native Hawaiian\/Pacific Islander communities as well as data governance and management. This summer, she looks forward to a Special Projects Internship with the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and is grateful to the Committee, CAPAL, and Papa Ola Lokahi for the opportunity.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”slideInRight”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”14995″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle_2″ border_color=”white” css_animation=”fadeInRightBig”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]<\/p>\n

Kristina Smelser<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]Kristina Smelser is a rising junior at the University of California Berkeley studying Public Health and pursuing a minor in Geospatial Information Systems Technology. \u00a0During the school year, she teaches health education to students of low-income high schools through the organization Peer Health Exchange and serves as a member of Berkeley’s Anti-Trafficking Coalition. \u00a0This summer, Kristina is interning in the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking in Persons, where she will work to combat local and global human trafficking violations. While interning, she plans to focus specifically on the vulnerabilities of Southeast Asian migrants to labor and sex trafficking within the U.S.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css_animation=”slideInRight”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”14996″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle_2″ border_color=”white” css_animation=”fadeInRightBig”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]<\/p>\n

Courtney Tran<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”slideInRight”]Courtney Tran is a Master of International Affairs candidate at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, concentrating in International Security Policy. She holds a B.A. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with high honors. Courtney recently worked as a Project Associate at the International Innovation Corps in New Delhi, where she led a vision development and strategic planning initiative for the Self-Employed Women\u2019s Association. She also completed a John Gardner Fellowship at Human Rights Watch, where she co-authored a book chapter on access to essential medicines and investigated attacks on medical facilities in conflict zones. An avid traveler, she loves exploring new places and cultures: she has taught English in China, lived in Europe and India, and traveled through the Middle East and Southeast Asia. This summer, Courtney will intern with the U.S. Department of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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