Exhibit Reveals The Art Of Former San Diego City Councilman Tom Hom
By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Source: KPBS Midday Edition, Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Some say politics is an art.
So it might make sense that if a politician had a hobby, they might give traditional art, like painting, a try.
That is exactly how longtime Chinese-American leader Tom Hom has been spending his time.
In celebration of his 90th birthday, the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum is unveiling paintings and drawings by Hom about the Chinese-American experience.
In 1963, Hom became the first minorit
y elected to the San Diego City Council. He later became the second Asian-American elected to the state legislature.
Hom and Tiffany Wai-Ying Beres, executive director of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, discuss the exhibit “Unseen Portraint: The Art of Tom Hom,” Tuesday on Midday Edition.