Do you know any student who has worked tirelessly for Asian American issues and the community? Nominate him or her now! The deadline is Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

The East Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU) has partnered with the Who’s Who in the Asian American Community (WWAAC) Alliance Foundation to present the first ever ECAASU Leaders and Legends Award. With this partnership, we will honor one distinguished Asian American student and present the award to him or her at the 8th Annual WWAAC Awards held at Atlanta, GA on September 7th, 2013.

The purpose of the WWAAC Awards is to recognize the accomplishments of Asians who serve as leaders and role models in their respective communities, publicize their achievements, and promote the Asian American community as an integral part of the American culture and society. It is the only Asian American Awards Show televised in the US.

For our Scholars who are interested in forestry, natural resources, terrestrial ecosystems, or other related fields, please take a look at this opportunity.

Download the application, via the link above, to apply for a scholarship to attend the Society of American Foresters National Convention, which will take place in North Charleston, SC on October 23-27, 2013. The scholarship covers registration fees and accommodations. Applications must be submitted by Monday, May 6, 2013.

The Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship was established to develop leaders for public service. The Mike M. Masaoka Congressional Fellowship is for a minimum of six months in Washington, D.C. The Mike M. Masaoka Congressional Fellow is placed in the Washington, D.C. office of a member of Congress, either the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate. The Member of Congress and the award recipient will select the term during which the Fellowship will take place. The stipend for the Fellowship is currently $2,200 to $2,500 a month, depending on qualifications.

Apply to this fellowship offered by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) if you are interested in public service at the national level and wish to gain experience in the legislative process. Completed applications must be submitted by COB on Friday, May 19, 2013.

Start off Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month the right way. If you are in the DC area, don’t miss the opportunity to attend this forum, which will discuss and recognize the accomplishments of AAPIs. The forum will be held in the US Department of the Interior on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Space is limited so RSVP now through the link above to attend.

National leaders and scholars will gather at the Department of the Interior to discuss how the legacy of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders should be recognized, preserved, and interpreted for future generations. The event will feature remarks by senior Obama Administration officials and panel discussions featuring nationally recognized AAPI scholars and historians.

Members of the public interested in attending this forum should RSVP online by no later than midnight on Friday, May 3, 2013. Space is limited and registration will close once the event reaches capacity.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are offering many positions for interns and fellows interested in a career in public health. Check out the link to find out more about these opportunities. Many of them had deadlines earlier in the year (as most of the opportunities take place during the summer), but this page is definitely worth bookmarking if you are thinking about pursuing public health opportunities in the future.

Do you have a passion for helping youth succeed? Apply to become a part of City Year corp and help students reach their potential.

City Year is an education focused, nonprofit organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service to keep students in school and on track to graduation. At City Year’s 24 locations across the United States and two international affiliates, teams of highly-trained corps members serve full-time in schools as tutors, mentors and role models. By focusing on attendance, behavior and course performance, which identify students who are at risk of dropping out, corps members are uniquely able to help students and schools succeed.

City Year is recruiting idealistic 17-24 year-olds to spend a year making a positive impact in schools while gaining valuable career skills. The final application deadline for the 2013-2014 school year is Tuesday, April 30th, 2013.

Benefits include:

• $5,550 educational award for student loans or graduate study
• Biweekly living stipend
• Access to scholarships specifically for City Year alumni at 50+ accredited graduate and undergraduate programs
• Federal loan forbearance

For more information, contact Tim McGee, National Recruitment Manager, via e-mail at tmcgee@cityyear.org or via phone at 617.927.2619.

Last year, the White House Office of Public Engagement & East Coast Asian American Student Union held its historic first AAPI Youth Summit. Now they’re gearing up for their next one on Friday, May 31, 2013, from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Click the link above to apply now!

The aim for this Youth Forum is to:

• Engage today’s youth to have a more active voice in civic and political engagement.
• Educate today’s youth about important issues facing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
• Empower the youth to take action in their respective communities/campuses.

In order to ensure participation from all regions of the country, please submit an application by April 27, 2013 at 11:59 pm. Limited number of seats are available, so please complete the application below as soon as possible.

Do you want to transform cities through teaching and research? Maybe a doctorate in urban planning is right for you! Apply by Friday, April 26, 2013.

To introduce planning doctoral study to selected outstanding students, the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, will host a four-day workshop to prepare students to apply to and succeed in doctoral programs. Students from groups that are under-represented on planning faculties are particularly encouraged to apply.*

The workshop will be on the USC campus, in the heart of Los Angeles, July 21-24, 2013. Registration and instructional materials will be provided at no cost, lodging and meals will also be provided at no cost, and travel stipends are available for students coming from outside of California.

To all the students active in the Muslim community, please consider applying to this opportunity offered by the Islamic Scholarship Fund. Applications will be taken until Friday, April 12, 2013 at 12:01am PST.

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Hey, Los Angeles. This Saturday, April 6, the UCLA Law Asian Pacific American Law Journal presents the 2013 Asian Pacific American Law Journal Symposium. This year’s symposium is titled “Only We Can Free Ourselves” and is themed around the works of Professor Mari Matsuda, the first tenured Asian American female law professor in the United States. Professor Matsuda is also the keynote speaker. The event is free and open to the public. Here’s more info:

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For all the writers out there, this event is for you! Join Guy Kawasaki in showing you how to navigate the increasingly popular route of self-publishing. RSVP for this webinar, which takes place on Thursday, April 4, 2013 from 7-8pm EDT.

The self-publishing revolution is in full swing, offering authors more opportunities than ever to control the publishing process and create a high-quality book that rivals traditional publishing.

Former Apple chief evangelist and bestselling author Guy Kawasaki knows this first-hand. After publishing ten books with traditional publishers, he turned to self-publishing for his last two, including his most recent, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur–How to Publish a Book.

Interested in pursuing a Masters or PhD in education? The Phillips Academy Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) offers support and guidance during the graduation application process in the fall and also hosts an Intern Summer Workshop (held this year from July 1-27, 2013). The deadline to apply is Monday, April 1, 2013.

The Phillips Academy Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) addresses the lack of diversity in the nation’s teaching faculties by recruiting outstanding students of color and other scholars committed to diversity, counseling them through the graduate school application process, and advocating for sufficient funding for advanced study. Since 1990, the IRT has built a national consortium of colleges and universities that are eager to enroll IRT students to diversify their graduate student bodies and to expand the pipeline of educators to teach, counsel, and administrate in American schools, colleges, and universities. IRT urges its students to earn their advanced degrees and teaching credentials before they launch their educational careers.