Internship Program With FOA

People seeking to learn more about migrant worker issues, civil and democracy movements, globalization and alternative education in Korea and other Asian countries can apply for the internship program at the Friends of Asia. Our internship program intends to provide students and graduates opportunity to experience Asian societies in transition through means of fieldwork, research and exposure programs in cooperation with universities, NGOs and religious groups both in Korea and overseas. The internship period can be from two months to one year, with a possibility of extension for more than one year.

Any further question on internship with FOA should be e-mailed to foa2002@foa2002.or.kr.

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Interns For 2003-4

Moon Mansik - Currently working for the Peace and Culture Festival at Pyung Taek, 2004. Before coming to FOA, Mansik has been widely involved in civil movements especially regarding issues of human rights and peace.

Park Jeong Joon - Medical student at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. For more than 1 year, Jeong Joon has been working as a volunteer for medical service for migrant workers in Ilsan-Goyang area.

Jay Mark Padlan - Regional Coordinator for Korea of the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) based in Hong Kong. Mark especially focuses on human rights issues of the Fillipino migrants in Korea while intensively working with KASAMMAKO, the alliance of Filipino migrant communities in Korea.

Jun Euyryung - Just finished her Master's program in South Asian Studies at Cornell University. Euyryung is currently interested in transnational labor and civil movements, trafficking in women and international marriage involving Korea and countries in South and Southeast Asia.

Kim Joon Hwi - Graduate student at Kookmin University. At FOA, Joon Hwi worked especially for the counselling service for migrant workers. He is now preparing for the national standard exam to be a teacher.

Interns For 2002

Edward Chun - Graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Political Science. Edward is currently a third year law student at the Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, USA.

Chiaki Nishijima - Student of International Relations at Wellesley College, Massachusetts, USA. Chiaki will be at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich during the year of 2002-2003.