Left to Right: Joon Sung Choe, Chee Cia Her, Grace Lee, Alyssa Gonzaga, Samantha Kim, Brian Kohaya
2018 Community Impact Project

The 2018 LEAP Emerge interns hosted a photo gallery titled “Home: Home and Homelessness in Los Angeles” to highlight the themes of identity and belonging in the Asian and Pacific Islander community. Interns also researched data on the housing crisis and homelessness in Los Angeles to connect the photo gallery to larger current issues in the city of Los Angeles. The 2018 interns received over 29 photo submissions from across the country. At a photo gallery hosted at Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA, interns showcased the photo submissions and presented their data on the housing crisis in Los Angeles.
2018 LEAP Emerge Alumni
Joon Sung Choe
Northwestern University
Placement: LEAP
Blog: leapinginliltokyo.wordpress.com
Alyssa Gonzaga
University of California, Berkeley
Placement: Faith and Community Empowerment
Blog: morenavibe.wordpress.com
Chee Cia Her
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Placement: Asian Pacific Community Fund
Blog: medium.com/@cheeciaher/
Samantha Kim
Loyola Marymount University
Placement: Korean American Family Services
Blog: medium.com/@samantha.kim1220/
Brian Kohaya
University of California, Los Angeles
Placement: Asian Business Association of Los Angeles, Inc
Blog: medium.com/@BKohaya
Grace Lee
University of California, Los Angeles
Placement: API Equality - LA
Blog: medium.com/@graceleeap
Theresa Tran
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Placement: South Asian Network
Blog: medium.com/@t.tran11395