{"id":7728,"date":"2026-04-28T12:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/?p=7728"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:01:55","slug":"tukwila-historical-society-collections-japanese-sister-city-collection-internship-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/2026\/04\/28\/tukwila-historical-society-collections-japanese-sister-city-collection-internship-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Tukwila Historical Society Collections: Japanese Sister City Collection Internship Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tukwilahistoricalsociety.org\">Tukwila Historical Society<\/a> &#8211; Collections Internship<\/p>\n<p>This internship offers an opportunity for an individual to engage with collections management and historical research by studying a specific collection at the Tukwila Historical Society: the Sister City Collection of Japanese items from 1980s and 1990s. The intern will conduct a thorough inventory, historical research, and documentation of artifacts, which may include textiles, ceramics, or decorative arts. The primary goal is to assess the collection\u2019s scope, relevance to Tukwila\u2019s history, and current physical condition. The final output will be a comprehensive report providing recommendations for future preservation, use, and deaccessioning. This work is critical for the long-term stewardship of the Society\u2019s holdings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ideal Candidate <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Currently enrolled in or a recent graduate of a museology program or related field.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with staff and Board members.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Demonstrated enthusiasm for community history and a passion for sharing stories with others.<\/p>\n<p>Send your resume and a short cover letter (1\u20132 paragraphs) sharing why you\u2019re excited about community history and archival work to info@<a class=\"underline\" href=\"https:\/\/tukwilahistoricalsociety.org\/\">tukwilahistoricalsociety.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tukwila Historical Society &#8211; Collections Internship This internship offers an opportunity for an individual to engage with collections management and historical research by studying a specific collection at the Tukwila Historical Society: the Sister City Collection of Japanese items from 1980s and 1990s. The intern will conduct a thorough inventory, historical research, and documentation of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7729,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[623,1272,1886,30,1919],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7730,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7728\/revisions\/7730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}