Taiwanese American Citizens League

�TACL is committed to producing the highest quality, innovative programs for the advancement of the quality of life and participation in greater society amongst Taiwanese Americans,?says TACL National President, Victoria Tseng. �The EI program is a forum wherein young activists can explore and foster Taiwanese identity in a meaningful and impacting way that has long standing effects in the mainstream community and can lead to career choices not often promoted in the Taiwanese American community.?/p>

The EI will give accepted candidates who express an interest in the fields of entertainment and media exposure to various roles in production offices and on-set locations. The EI program will last 4 weeks from July 18 through August 13, culminating with the creation of an original video to be presented at the EI closing ceremony.

�There�s no doubt that the media age plays an important part in our lives,?said Howard Jonathan Hong, EI Director. �My hope is to create a program where Taiwanese Americans can participate and empower themselves in a positive manner. Interns will have a first hand experience in the various aspects of how the cycle of a production begins. By rotating them in the casting process, production office and finally the location shoots, interns will see how projects are conceived and brought to their final implementation. In addition, I hope this gives our youths the opportunity to pursue non-traditional career paths.?/p>

The TACL-EI program will accept 5 interns this summer and provide on-the-spot training. Interns will be placed in rotations of casting, production and set location shoots. The tentative lineup the interns will be working at will be filmmakers Justin Lin, and Karen Lin, producers Reuben, and a non-profit media organization, Visual Communications.

The guidelines and restrictions for all applicants are:

Limited housing will be provided to candidates. While no knowledge of film/tv production is necessary, any previous background will be helpful.

Deadline to apply is July 8. Email: howard.hong@tacl.org for more information. Click here to download the application in Microsoft Word format. (293kB)

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