9 4 , ▁S ung ▁completed ▁a ▁database ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁imm igr ant ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Region ▁National ▁Archives ▁with ▁gr ants ▁from ▁the ▁Chi ang ▁Ch ing ▁Ku o ▁Foundation ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities . ▁The ▁database ▁was ▁featured ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁and ▁enables ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁conduct ▁gene alog ical ▁research ▁and ▁re create ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁Chinese ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁S ung ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Tam ▁co - f ounded ▁C UN Y ' s ▁Asian ▁American ▁/ ▁Asian ▁Research ▁Institute ▁( AA AR I ), ▁a ▁university - wide ▁scholar ly ▁research ▁and ▁resource ▁center ▁on ▁policies ▁and ▁issues ▁that ▁affect ▁A si ans ▁and ▁Asian ▁Americans . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Asian ▁American ▁Studies ▁( AA AS ). ▁ ▁S ung ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁an ▁organization ▁committed ▁to ▁address ing ▁Chinese ▁American ▁issues . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁S ung ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Econom ics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁she ▁earned ▁an ▁M LS ▁from ▁Queens ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁she ▁earned ▁a ▁Ph