I completed my practicum at the State University Health Research Center. The HRC was launched in March 2014 by the State Medical School. Its mission is to use the community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to build community capacity and leadership for health promotion and disease prevention among the county's diverse populations. The HRC is funded by a five-year, $4.1 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of the Prevention Research Centers Program. The PRC is collaborating with various community organizations including the Community Health Center, Korean Community Services, the Workers Alliance and other community organizations. The HRC's primary research project is the RICE (Reaching Immigrants through Community Empowerment) project, and my practicum work was part of this project. Project RICE is a five-year, community-led initiative that aims to promote diabetes prevention among immigrants using a community health worker (CHW) model. My specific assignment for the internship was to develop a mental health component for the RICE project. I carried out my tasks under the supervision of a teacher; Doctor Smith. Dr. Smith is a professor of applied psychology. Dr. Smith conducts research on the impact of immigration, community contexts, individual differences, and racial minority status on the mental health of individuals and families. On August 17, I joined Dr. Jones for the leadership shadowing experience. Dr. Jones is a researcher for the PRC. I attended a morning meeting at the Community Health Center with HRC staff where they discussed training activities for an upcoming PRC conference. After the meeting, we moved to the PRC offices where...... halfway through the document ......te of its problems. Working in the PRC with various community partners made me learn to think in a collaborative approach about how to achieve goals; first, unite the goals and second, achieve them together. This collaborative approach will maximize benefits for all parties and draw on everyone's resources. It is important to note that collaborating with others requires patience and time. Furthermore, empowering collaborators, through capacity building as in the case of PRC, is a great concept. This will build on everyone's strengths and result in an increase in the collective power of the group. In conclusion, I think my internship was a rich learning experience. I have had contact with various community organizations and have the opportunity to interact and communicate with people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.