In 2021, CAUSE partnered for the first time with California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) Asian and Asian American Studies and Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) to host a semester-long civic leadership training  and  paid “on campus” internship for 20 students. Through this program, participants: 

  • Engaged with Asian and Pacific Islander advocates including Angela Oh, Dr. Rika Houston, the Honorable Melissa Ramoso, and the Honorable Sasha Renee Perez.

  • Practiced leadership skills that would shape their future careers and civic participation like team building, values based leadership, and networking. 

  • Led a virtual, public town hall, titled “Uniting Against Anti-Asian Hate Crimes”, where they shared the history of Anti-Asian hate and strategies to prevent hate in their communities. 

In 2022, CAUSE will be the lead nonprofit partner for this paid civic leadership opportunity with Dr. Juily Phun, 
Assistant Professor, Asian/Asian American Studies and Director, Asian American Oral History Project.

CAUSE ON CAMPUS, CSULA

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SELECTIVE COHORT

This internship course brings together a small, but selective, cohort of Cal State LA students to explore leadership inside and outside the university.

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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT

Each cohort will produce a final civic engagement project. Interns will work in a team setting, each with a different role, to create a project related to the topic of the course.

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Stipend

This is a paid internship to reach a wider diversity of students.

2023 Interns

Learn more about the 2023 CAUSE on Campus interns below.

Hannah Chan

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Emily Hackley

Major: Psychology

Jocelyn Perez

Major: Criminal Justice

Soledad Santana

Major: Political Science, emphasis on Global Politics

 
 

Helena Tejeda

Major: Art Education

Emily Wong

Major: Human Resources

Mirabella Zangrilli

Major: Asian American Studies

 
 

TRAINERS AND SPEAKERS

(Current 2022 List, as of May 13th)

'Alisi Tulua, Project Director, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR)
Alison Dela Cruz, Consultant, Artist, Facilitator, Producer
Amy Watanabe, Managing Director, Client Services, Nakatomi & Associates
Art Li, Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District
Bryant Yang, Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
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Eledy Vargas, Senior Program Coordinator, LEAP
Erik Takayesu, Senior Vice President, Asset Strategy and Planning, Southern California Edison
Godfrey Plata Santos, Community and Political Organizer
James Choi, Owner Café Dulce
Jason Song, Product Manager, Americas Innovation, EY
Juilus Sambajon, Promo Editor, Disney General Entertainment Content
Kathy Pham, Web TMT, Capital Group
Kyle Tsukahira, Co-Director, Asian and Pacific Islander Forward Movement
Mayta Lor, Development Associate, Khmer Girls in Action
Sean Miura, Supervising Producer, About To Eat, Buzzfeed
Stacia Kato Takayesu, Senior Business Analyst, Capital Group

WHAT ALUMNI SAY

 
“Despite the circumstances of a fully virtual spring program with CSULA and hybrid fall internship, CAUSE was still successful in not only fostering an environment meaningful for leadership development but also friendships among like-minded students who care and work to elevate the communities they represent”
— Hannah Wong, CAUSE on Campus, CSULA 2021

The 2023 CAUSE on Campus is supported by

 

California State University, Los Angeles Asian and Asian American Studies

 
 
 
 
 
 

Asian Women Leadership in Philanthropy Fund