Keiro has been dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for older adults in the Japanese American community through health and well-being programs that allow them to stay connected with their culture and community.

Job Description:

The primary objective for this summer’s NCI intern, will be to support the existing Communications Departement with finding new ways to engage and share our story across the Japanese American and Japanese communities. A successful summer will provide the NCI intern with the opportunity to: 

  1. Outreach with community organizations and leaders about upcoming initiatives that Keiro is promoting 

  2. Create impactful content, in the form of fact sheets, that will support older adults and/or caregivers with their various challenges associated with aging. 

  3. Engage and lead their NCI cohort through an interactive program known as “Death over Dinner”, which is designed to help individuals explore their own thoughts and opinions around aging.

*Disclaimer - 2024 descriptions (subject to change)*

Favorite Memories:
“Some of my favorite memories are when our cohort took time outside of intern days to get together and hang out. Taking time out of our personal lives to get to know each other is so valuable, and I feel that it has made our intern days together that much more beneficial. Beyond just being coworkers, we have all made genuine connections within the program.”

Achievements:
I was most proud of was keeping track of outreach for our memory care survey. As community is such a large part of Keiro’s mission, being able to support this outreach and collect perspectives from the community was extremely fulfilling. Understanding the needs of the community is the first step to helping improve it, and facilitating the collection of this data is essential for its future success and growth.

Ashley Watanabe

College: UC Berkeley
Major: Data Science & Economics

“This experience not only honed my professional skills in outreach and communication but also enriched my personal understanding of the complexities facing our future selves and loved ones.”

Ashley’s published work for Keiro
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