 Please click here for a membership application form.  The Michigan Indo-American Democratic Caucus (MIADC) summer Political Internship Program is intended to encourage Indo-American youth to participate in the political process. The program is ideal for those interested in a career in public service. This program is open to all Indo-American graduate and undergraduate students who are residents of the state of Michigan. Interns should be prepared to travel to the offices they are placed in for the internship. MIADC interns will begin work in May/June 2009. The starting and ending dates are flexible. Interns will be required to put in a minimum of 20 hours per week for 4 weeks OR 40 hours per week for two weeks through the program period in the office in which they are placed and on MIADC special projects. Intern Responsibilities MIADC interns may have the opportunity to: • Learn firsthand how government works and lawmakers resolve constituent issues • Identify issues of concern to the Asian/ Pacific American community and the community at large • Be involved in a political campaign and learn how a political campaign is run • Work with knowledgeable and experienced professionals • Work with the Michigan Democratic Party and MIADC during events The lawmaker’s office or campaign office interns are placed in will ultimately decide what the interns' responsibilities are. The internship carries a stipend of $300. 2 internships are available for the summer of 2009. Application Process Because of the nature of the internship, only U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents can apply to this program. Please complete the application (a Word document) and mail it to the following address: MIADC, P.O. Box 476, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303 OR via e-mail to kbhatt2073@yahoo.com and bhargava3751@gmail.com A MIADC panel will review all applications. Applicants may be called for an interview with the MIADC internship committee as part of the selection process. The 2009 internship deadline has passed. Thank you to all who applied. For more information about the program please contact either Kumar Bhatt at 248 224 9908 or Prof. Mukesh Bhargava at 248 370 4093. Summer 2009  Arthi Chandrasekaran is a summer 2009 MIADC intern and a student of political science at Wayne State University. Arthi is captain of the Wayne State Forensics Speech Team and a member of the Professional Fraternity Delta Sigma Rho/Tau Kappa Alpha. Arthi recently started a political blog by the name of ArtfullySpeaking and is a Chinmaya Mission Ann Arbor Youth Committee member. Arthi is working with Organizing for America. MIADC members are working to organize youth volunteer projects for the summer months. We are currently looking for 9th and 10th grade students who may be interested. Please contact Sheetal Patel at sheetu_70@hotmail.com or Ratna Rao at rrao79@yahoo.com to volunteer.  Under construction.  |