Event

Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2021 presents Stephanie Sun

Stephanie Sun was appointed the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (GACAPAA) in June, 2020. She had been serving as a Commissioner on GACAPAA beginning in April 2018. Prior to joining the Office of the Governor Tom Wolf, Sun served as the Associate Director of Partnerships, Philly Counts, for the City of Philadelphia, responsible for developing engagement strategies with diverse communities to promote participation in the 2020 U.S. Census. In 2020, she was also assigned to work on COVID-19 and the election.

Sun worked for government diplomatic agencies in both China and South Korea, and for 3 Fortune 120 international corporations in 3 countries, China, South Korea, and the U.S. She also has experience in corporate philanthropy as a grant analyst working on both international and domestic grants and has also written grant applications. She previously worked as the Marketing Manager for the Greater China Region for SK Group, a Global Fortune 100 company, with a staff of 400 salespeople reporting to her through their sales managers.

Sun serves as an active board member of multiple non-profit organizations including the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, Working Families Partnership (AFL-CIO), Keystone Progress Education Fund (KPEF), Asian Mosaic Fund Giving Circle (AMF), United Chinese Americans (UCA), and Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra (LSO). In addition, she serves on several advisory boards, including the College of Public Health, Temple University.

Sun is a journalist, and served as the senior director of the main local Chinese language newspaper based in Philadelphia, informing and being a voice for the immigrant community, and serving as an advocate for grassroots and marginalized people.

In 2016, Sun collaborated with Philadelphia City Council to organize the first-ever City Council public hearing concerning the Asian Pacific American (APA) community in the history of Philadelphia. And she has been constantly advocating for the rights of crime victims in the APA community, and facilitating their interaction with law enforcement.  
Stephanie earned a Master's degree in Journalism and Media Management in China. She studied for her Ph.D. in International Relations in South Korea.

Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan, ASAM Associate Director in ASAM 104-401Asian American Communities.

Please contact ASAM program assistant Anabel Bernal at anabelb@sas.upenn.edu for Zoom registration.