Russian immigration to the Twin Cities has created rich internship opportunities. Students have worked with organizations that facilitate immigrant resettlement. Others have worked as translators or interpreters for Russian visitors and for the local community.
Amman Hussain ’24 (Dubai, UAE) intern at the Russian-American Business and Culture Council
Rachel Liebherr ’21 (Port Edwards, Wisconsin) intern at the Museum of Russian Art
Fabian Bean ’19 (Palmer, Alaska), Minnesota State Senate, legislative intern
Jongwon Han ’19 (Bangkok), Advocates for Human Rights, Refugees and Immigrants program intern
Susan Stalter ’18, Assessment Associates International
Dagmara Franczak ’17 (Suwalki, Poland), Office of Governor Mark Dayton, constituent services and public engagement intern
Joshua Sosa ’16 (Chicago, IL), intern at the Museum of Russian Art
Abigail Stowe-Thurston ’16 (Florence, Mass.), Minnesota State Capitol, legislative intern
Ruxi Zhang ’14 (Shanghai, China), Advocates for Human Rights, Refugee Section
Ingrid Korsgard ’13 (Madison, WI) Interned as Environmental Advocate at Great Baikal Trail during study abroad in Irkutsk, Siberia
Ingrid Korsgard ’13 (Madison, WI) Translator for Russian-speaking residents of Booth Manor, an independent living facility in Minneapolis, MN
Local Internships
- East-West Connections
- American-Russian Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota
- Assessment Associates International
- Siberian Bridges
- Advocates for Human Rights
- The Museum of Russian Art
- Global Minnesota
- Concordia Language Villages
National and International Internships
- The United States-Russia Foundation
- Joint National Committee for Languages
- The Kennan Institute
- The Alfa Fellowship
- Concordia Language Villages
a teaching opportunity for students (one of our majors worked as a camp counselor there recently) - Great Baikal Trail
building the first environmental trail system in Russia - Ecologia Youth Trust
a program to help kids in Russia and other parts of the world - Interviews with Americans working in Russia
- Serendipity-Russia
- Language Link Russia
- English First English Language Teaching in Russia
- School of Russian and Asian Studies – Teaching English in Russia
- Teach English and Study Russian in Vladimir, Russia (The American Home)
- Crossroads Eurasia Summer Internships