Asian Immigrant Women Advocates (AIWA) is a non-profit, community-based organization that has been providing resources to low-income Asian immigrant women workers for 20 years. AIWA works with women workers employed in the garment, hotel, restaurant, electronics assembly and other low-wage industries in Oakland, San Francisco, and Santa Clara County's "Silicon Valley". AIWA seeks to empower women through education, leadership development and collective action, so that they can fight for dignity and justice in their working and living conditions.

AIWA provides rewarding volunteer and internship opportunities for those committed to social and economic justice for low-income Asian immigrant women workers, their families and their communities.

TEACH "SURVIVAL ENGLISH" CLASS TO LOW-INCOME ASIAN IMMIGRANT WOMEN

Description:
AIWA is seeking energetic, motivated and responsible individuals to teach our Work Place Literacy classes for low-income Asian immigrant women workers. In AIWA's Work Place Literacy classes, immigrant women learn "survival English" while also leaning about their rights as workers, women, and immigrants and enhancing their knowledge and understanding of issues affecting their lives. In addition, the uniqueness of AIWA's classes lies in their accessibility to low-income immigrant women - the classes are bilingual and bicultural and located to their workplaces and homes. The classes are co-taught by volunteers.

The spring semester of Work Place Literacy classes in San Jose begins in March and ends in June. The fall semester begins in August and end in December. Work Place Literacy classes run for sixteen weeks and each class meets once a week - normally mid-week late afternoon to early evening, or on weekends. AIWA will also hold two to three trainings for Work Place Literacy teachers. (Actual class dates to be determined)

Qualifications:
Must be committed to social and economic justice for Asian immigrant women.
Must be able to make a sixteen-week commitment beginning spring 2003 on either Weekdays or weekends.
Previous experience in teaching or volunteering preferred but not required.
Bilingual (Korean or Vietnamese) preferred but not required.

School credit is available. If you are interested in this opportunity, please e-mail Julie Kim, Literacy Coordinator, at jkim@aiwa.org, or infosj@aiwa.org. Or, you may call (510) 268-0192, or (408) 289-8983. A reimbursement of related expenses (e.g. transportation) is available.