Tom Hom Civic Engagement Scholarship

The Asian Pacific American Coalition (APAC) is proud to offer the Tom Hom Civic Engagement Scholarship named in honor of Tom Hom, the first Asian American elected to the San Diego City Council and later to the California State Assembly.

A local businessman, community leader and philanthropist, Tom Hom, who remains active in his 90s, was named “Mr. San Diego” for 2014, and recently published his memoirs, “Rabbit on a Bumpy Road.”

The Tom Hom Civic Engagement Scholarship will be given to two full-time students enrolled in a college in San Diego County, are of API (Asian or Pacific Islander) descent, and who has demonstrated volunteerism, work, or other activity related to civic engagement.

Please email your completed application form, along with a letter of recommendation, to
info@apacsd.org by the deadline, March 17, 2023. Award recipients will be notified by April 14, 2023.

Scholarship awardees will be recognized on Saturday, May 6, 2023. See you at the APAC 11th Annual Anniversary Dinner and Awards Ceremony!

Application for 2023 Tom Hom Civic Engagement Scholarship available here.

Click here for the registration link to the 11th Anniversary Dinner and Awards Ceremony!