High School Junior Internship Program

The San Mateo Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is pleased to announce our high school internship for 2025-2026, which is open to incoming high school juniors and seniors.

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The application deadline is May 26, 2025 and applications and letters of recommendation should be emailed to jaclsanmateo@gmail.com.  

 

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must be incoming high school juniors and seniors who are members of the San Mateo Chapter of the JACL. To join the San Mateo JACL, please apply to be a youth/student member.

• Applicants must have an interest in Japanese culture.

• Applicants must be available for required events as described in the attached calendar of events

 

Opportunities Include:

• Helping at the San Mateo JACL booth at the Millbrae Japanese Festival.

• Helping at a Japanese cultural activity for youth at the San Mateo Japanese Community Center.

• Visiting the Japanese American Museum of San Jose.

• Joining our chapter board meetings and presenting updates on intern activities. 

 

Upon successful completion of the internship students will receive a stipend to use on school expenses such as college fees. Additionally, selected students will be given top priority if they apply for our High School Senior Scholarship.

 

Application Requirements: 

 

• A completed internship application

• One letter of recommendation 

• An interview with the San Mateo JACL internship committee will be requested for all eligible applicants.

 

Thank you for informing your students about our internship program. For more information, please feel free to email me at jaclsanmateo@gmail.com.