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Masaoka Congressional Fellowship (Deadline: May 1, 2006)
Posted on: 04/02/2006
Masaoka Congressional Fellowship
Exceptional Opportunity for Fellows to Develop Leadership Skills in Public Service
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is now seeking candidates for its Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship, an annual program which places extraordinary students in Congressional offices to learn about public policymaking firsthand. Dr. H. Tom Tamaki, chair of the Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship Fund, announced that this year’s application deadline has been extended to May 1, 2006.
The successful candidate will serve his or her fellowship in the office of a U.S. Senator or Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for three and one half months and receive a stipend of $8,500 and roundtrip airfare from the Fellow’s home to Washington, DC. The fellowship period may be the fall term (September through December, 2006) or the spring term (February through May, 2007) and will be arranged with the Congressional office and the Fellow.
All students who are in at least their third year of college or in graduate/professional programs and who are citizens of the United States are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to those with a demonstrated commitment to Asian Pacific American issues, particularly those affecting the Japanese American community.
The JACL established the Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship Fund in 1988 to honor Mike M. Masaoka (1915-1991) for a lifetime of outstanding public service in promoting justice, civil rights and human dignity. The major purpose of the Fund is to develop leaders for public service by providing opportunities for college seniors or students in graduate or professional programs to work for a Member of Congress or a Senator. The Fellows’ assignments include a variety of tasks where they will be exposed to all facets of the work of the Representative or Senator and his/her staff. The most recently-selected Mike M. Masaoka Fellow is Ms. Michelle Sugi of Apple Valley, California, who has just completed serving in the office of Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii).
Interested persons should visit the JACL website at http://www.jacl.org/masaoka.html for further information and an application or contact the Washington office of the JACL at (202) 223-1240; or by email: dc@jacl.org.
Exceptional Opportunity for Fellows to Develop Leadership Skills in Public Service
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is now seeking candidates for its Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship, an annual program which places extraordinary students in Congressional offices to learn about public policymaking firsthand. Dr. H. Tom Tamaki, chair of the Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship Fund, announced that this year’s application deadline has been extended to May 1, 2006.
The successful candidate will serve his or her fellowship in the office of a U.S. Senator or Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for three and one half months and receive a stipend of $8,500 and roundtrip airfare from the Fellow’s home to Washington, DC. The fellowship period may be the fall term (September through December, 2006) or the spring term (February through May, 2007) and will be arranged with the Congressional office and the Fellow.
All students who are in at least their third year of college or in graduate/professional programs and who are citizens of the United States are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to those with a demonstrated commitment to Asian Pacific American issues, particularly those affecting the Japanese American community.
The JACL established the Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship Fund in 1988 to honor Mike M. Masaoka (1915-1991) for a lifetime of outstanding public service in promoting justice, civil rights and human dignity. The major purpose of the Fund is to develop leaders for public service by providing opportunities for college seniors or students in graduate or professional programs to work for a Member of Congress or a Senator. The Fellows’ assignments include a variety of tasks where they will be exposed to all facets of the work of the Representative or Senator and his/her staff. The most recently-selected Mike M. Masaoka Fellow is Ms. Michelle Sugi of Apple Valley, California, who has just completed serving in the office of Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii).
Interested persons should visit the JACL website at http://www.jacl.org/masaoka.html for further information and an application or contact the Washington office of the JACL at (202) 223-1240; or by email: dc@jacl.org.
