MANAA’s next General Meeting is Thursday, January 19th starting at 7:30 PM. Start off the New Year right by joining the discussion about how to improve the media depiction of Asian Americans at MANAA’s first general meeting of 2012. Agenda items include:
- Results of MANAA’s meeting with CBS over “Hawaii Five-0” not reflecting the 50th state or its people
- The Asian Pacific American Advisory Council’s response to Comcast’s firing of Michael Chen, President of the Strategic Initiatives Group & Education Nation
- Television shows and movies featuring Asian Americans like The Descendants, 2 Broke Girls, and Glee
See notice below for Spring (they’ll also need some for the Summer) interns for Fox and contact us if you have any interested candidates. By the way, if you’re interested in writing movie reviews for MANAA’s website, please let us know. MANAA’s monthly general meeting is on the second floor meeting room of the Chinatown Public Safety Association @823 N. Hill Street. It’s your chance to share your input and thoughts on pressing issues regarding the portrayal of Asian Americans in print, radio, television and movies.
From Fox: Audience Strategy is currently working to staff the department with two (2) spring interns (from January through May) and we would like to invite you to assist in our search by providing your top referrals. Ideally, we would like to hire one undergrad and one grad student during the spring semester. For your reference, the following is a list of responsibilities and requirements Audience Strategy is currently searching for: Responsibilities:
- Aid executive team in research tasks.
- Engage in strategic thought and brainstorming.
- Assist on campaigns to develop and maintain strong relationships with Media Coalitions and partners.
- Provide broad ranging support for executives.
- Help define and develop new initiatives.
- Assist, VP or Strategic Partnerships and VP of Community Engagement with special projects/events.
Requirements:
- Applicant must be a current student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program.
- Applicant must be available to work 12–20 hours per week.
- Applicant must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and a high level of computer competency.
- Applicant should be self-motivated, organized, willing to assist with projects of various scales and able to efficiently balance multiple priorities at once.
- Applicant must have a strong desire to make a difference, a passion for the mission and a positive attitude.
- Applicant must be able to provide their own housing and transportation.
Best regards, Audience Strategy