Internship feedback for non native-level Mandarin students
✿Emma worked with us in 2025. This summer I had the opportunity to travel across the world and intern for the Taiwan Association for Human Rights. The experience was entirely unique and fulfilling; despite not being a native speaker of Chinese, everyone in the office welcomed me and incorporated me into their work and events. I built up the skills to translate between Chinese and English, wrote an article for the website in Chinese, attended lectures with speakers from around the world, and participated in protests. I learned about refugee and housing rights, advocacy pathways, and was able to visit other organizations to hear about their specialities—all in Chinese. That’s not to say there are no caveats about undertaking an internship like this. I studied Chinese for nine years and had studied abroad in China before coming here, and my background didn’t mean I understood everything. There were many times I…