WASHINGTON D.C. – The Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) is proud to announce Marissa Sun as the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Public Service Scholarship. This year, the award is given in honor of Congressman Dalip Singh Saund, the first Asian American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Marissa Sun is a recent graduate from Kenyon College where she studied psychology and biology. She served two consecutive terms as Student Body President and conducted Psychology and Law research about AAPI and BIPOC populations. She now works as a paralegal in New York City and plans to attend law school in the future.

“Marissa represents the spirit and resilience of the Asian American, Native Hawai'ian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community,” said FAPAC President Fahmida Chhipa. “As we celebrate our 40th anniversary, it is young leaders like Marissa who give us hope for our country and compel us to invest in the next generation of public servants.”

Marissa will be presented a $5,000 stipend during FAPAC’s 40th Anniversary Gala on August 23, 2025 at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park in Falls Church, VA. FAPAC members, friends, and supporters are cordially invited to celebrate Marissa’s achievements and FAPAC’s four decades of service.

Since 2013, the FAPAC Distinguished Public Service Scholarship Endowment Fund, Inc. has awarded this annual scholarship to exceptional students who are interested in public service, exhibit academic excellence, and advance AANHPI communities. A distinguished panel of judges is tasked with reviewing and ranking candidates based on five criteria. Thank you to the 2025 applicants for making this year’s scholarship an incredibly competitive contest. We admire your commitment to academic and AANHPI success and wish you the best in your future endeavors.

FAPAC is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that supports the interests of thousands of Asian American, Native Hawai’ian, and Pacific Islander employees in the Federal and District of Columbia governments. Since 1985, FAPAC has encouraged the participation and advancement of AANHPIs in the government workforce and is committed to its mission of promoting AANHPIs in public service.