Thanks to a grant from The Asian American Foundation, a deserving AsAmNews intern, who would otherwise not be able to accept an unpaid internship, will be awarded a $1500 scholarship this semester.

 “Through the years, we have trained dozens of interns who have gone on to accept positions at such media and community outlets as the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Fox26 Houston, KION/KCBA-TV Monterey and The Asian American Foundation,” said Randall Yip, founder and editor of AsAmNews. “It has long bothered us that some potential applicants could not apply due to financial constraints. We hope this scholarship remedies that problem.”

To qualify for an AsAmNews internship, the applicant must agree to work a minimum of 10 hours a week for 15 weeks. They must either obtain college credit for the internship or get a professor or counselor to agree to advise them during the internship. Each intern receives constant feedback and guidance from our dedicated editing team.

AsAmNews hopes to offer one scholarship each to a fall, winter and summer intern. If you are willing to support this program, please consider making a contribution here. Anyone who contributes $20 or more will be added to our Bad Ass Asian Wall of Fame.

Since its inception,  we have sponsored numerous community events including the recent Rock Against Hate concert to support Stop AAPI Hate, CAAMfest, the Asian American International Film Festival, as well as voter registration drives and Chinese for Affirmative Action’s Celebration of Justice.

This scholarship is more evidence of our commitment to the community.

Anyone interested in applying for the internship can do so here.

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