Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) Internship Program 2025 – YOA

Deadline: February 7, 2025

Are you enthusiastic about Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities and histories? Apply for the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) Internship Program 2025.

Established in 1997, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) has amplified AANHPI voices throughout the Smithsonian for almost three many years, bringing untold tales to the nationwide stage via digital and short-term exhibitions. Their mission is to make sure the excellent illustration and inclusion of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders throughout the Smithsonian’s collections, analysis, exhibitions, and applications.

Program Details

APAC has two major internship tracks – Education and Operations.

• The Education monitor will deal with initiatives that develop AANHPI illustration in Ok-12 training nationwide and interns’ data of instructional platforms and neighborhood partnerships.
• The Operations monitor will deal with initiatives associated to approaching exhibitions and increasing interns’ data on museum operations and procedures.

While these tracks are separate, the internship program’s basis is a cohort-studying atmosphere, the place interns can anticipate to collaborate with and be taught from each other. All interns at APAC will work alongside employees, obtain skilled improvement, and develop their data on museum operations and “behind the scenes” work all through the internship.

APAC often gives a curatorial/archival monitor. Applicants can see if the curatorial/archival monitor is offered by trying on SOLAA.

• The Curatorial/Archival monitor will deal with curatorial and/or archival initiatives that concentrate on AANHPI illustration within the Smithsonian archives and/or collections, together with analysis and writing, and potential program improvement. Curatorial interns may even be in a cohort-studying atmosphere with different APAC interns.

Benefits

• In the Summer cycle, the internship is full-time (35 hours per week) with a weekly $850 stipend.

Eligibility

• Open to present undergraduate college students (present sophomores, juniors and seniors) and up to date graduates from an undergraduate program (inside 15 months of commencement).
• All candidates should be at the very least 18 years outdated and have a GPA of three.0 or greater. All majors are welcome!

Application

Applications should embrace:

• A 3 (3) web page Personal Abstract
• Resume or Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Unofficial tutorial transcripts from all greater training establishments attended
• One (1) Academic Writing Sample (not more than 5 pages MAX)
• One (1) Letter of Recommendation

The Personal Abstract and Academic Writing Sample ought to all be formatted in 12pt font, Times New Roman, and double-spaced.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Smithsonian APAC Internship.