Ryan Sung ’22 MPA ’26, a native of El Paso, Texas, graduated from the School of Public and International Affairs with a certificate in East Asian studies. Growing up on the border, Sung volunteered at numerous NGOs that provided shelter to migrant communities from Central America. After high school, he participated in the Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year Program, where he volunteered at a child welfare NGO in Kunming, China, and acted as a teacher and counselor to more than 200 rural migrant children with liminal status under the hukou system. Sung is a National Hispanic Recognition Scholar, a Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar and a QuestBridge Scholar. At Princeton, Sung acted as the career and alumni relations director of the Princeton U.S.-China Coalition, helping plan Princeton’s annual Global Governance Forums for young leaders and compiling Asia-focused career opportunities for Princeton students. Sung also interned at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he planned 15 high-level events with heads of state and foreign policy experts. Sung was elected as a senior class historian, incorporating his skills in photography to document the Class of 2022’s legacy. An avid lover of Latin dance, Sung danced with Más Flow Latin Dance Company and was awarded the Martin A. Dale ’53 Summer Award to study Cuban salsa dance.