Summer Organizing Fellowship

The Organizing Fellowship Program

2018 Summer Organizing Fellows with AAOP Staff.

Originally a 2-3 month long internship program during the summer, Organizing Fellowship Program is now a 6-month long paid internship program that invites young Asian Americans to learn and develop leadership and community skills. The program integrates civic engagement, community and cultural organizing, and participatory action research.

Through the summer, Fellows connect with nonprofit organizations from across the state, learn how to engage as an active community member in their government, develop their own leadership project, and more.

The program integrates civic engagement, community and cultural organizing, and participatory action research.

2022 Summer Organizing Fellows

Lily, she/her/hers

Lily is a recent College of Charleston graduate, where she majored in Political Science and minoring in Asian Studies & Middle Eastern and Islamic World Studies. She also recently came back from a year abroad studying at American University in Cairo.  Lily is interested in researching East Asian politics, more specifically about minority groups. She’s excited to be working with and for Asian Americans in the Twin Cities and Minnesota.

Khai, he/him/keoi/佢

Khai is passionate about bringing Asian American folks together and giving folks tools or languages for them to navigate whatever struggles they might face. He is interested in learning more about therapy or healing work that serves Asian American folks. Khai looks forward to engaging with the greater Twin Cities’s Asian Diaspora community and learning more from there.

Pa, she/her/hers

Pa was born in Thailand but was raised in Saint Paul for majority of her life. As a Hmong American, Pa hopes to make an impact other Hmong Americans by giving back and helping her community. She is passionate about reproductive and disability justice. As an OF, Pa is looking forward to learning more about police abolition and community safety as well as getting to know her peers.