For over a decade, Jian Sun has helped international students pursue an American education at the Wisconsin International Academy in Wauwatosa.

Sun came to Wisconsin from China in 1992 to attend Marquette University, where he graduated with Master's Degrees in Chemistry and in Math, Statistics, and Computer Science.

His journey there was anything but easy.

“I grew up on a farm, a very poor farm. Every day I worried there was no electricity, no tap water, no anything,” Sun said, but luckily he got into a good school.

From Beijing University to Wisconsin, he realized there was a lack of resources for students pursuing an American education.

“There’s not much resources around this area to host high school students,” Sun thought.
That’s why he started the Wisconsin International Academy.

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