Sun Wo Kim immigrated from South Korea at the age of five and is graduating as a senior in the B.A./M.A. Economics program at The City College of New York. Through his academic and professional experiences, Sun Wo has developed a deep commitment to legal access and economic justice, shaped by participating in fellowships and honors programs such as the Semester in D.C. Program, Moynihan Public Service Fellowship, Colin Powell School Research Mentors Fellowship, Honors Program in Legal Studies at the Colin Powell School, CUNY Futures in Finance Fellowship, S Jay Levy Fellowship for Future Leaders, Edward T. Rogowsky Government and Public Affairs Program, Ernst & Young Mentorship Program, and the CCNY Honors Program.
He also serves as Captain of the CCNY Lacrosse Team. This summer, he will return to Washington, D.C. as a Summer Scholar with The Century Foundation’s Economics team, contributing to research on unemployment insurance modernization. After graduation, he hopes to pursue paralegal roles and attend law school, with the goal of advancing labor protections and expanding economic opportunity for underserved communities.
