1. Yumi Hogan served as the first lady of Maryland as wife of Governor Larry Hogan from 2015 to 2023, and is the first Korean American first lady of a US state and the first Asian American first lady in the history of Maryland.
13 Facts About Yumi Hogan
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Yumi Hogan is the youngest of eight children and grew up on a chicken farm in the rural South Jeolla Province.
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Yumi Hogan immigrated to the United States with her first husband while in her twenties.
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Yumi Hogan's work was featured at an exhibition in May and June 2019 by the University of Maryland University College Arts Program, in which it was described as blending Maryland and Korean landscapes.
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In 2016, Yumi Hogan had a gallery showing of paintings inspired by her husband's cancer diagnosis and recovery.
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Yumi Hogan became First Lady of Maryland on January 21,2015, when Larry Hogan was inaugurated as Governor of Maryland.
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Yumi Hogan is the first Korean American first lady of a US state and the first Asian American first lady in the history of Maryland.
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In 2016, Yumi Hogan received the International Leadership Foundation's Inspirational Leader Award.
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Yumi Hogan is a 2017 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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In September 2018, Yumi Hogan received the National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award for her advocacy and work to benefit victims of domestic violence and human trafficking.
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Yumi Hogan moved to Howard County, Maryland, in 1992 after divorcing her first husband.
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Yumi Hogan met Larry Hogan at an art show in Columbia in 2001.
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Self-described as "traditional", Yumi Hogan holds Presbyterian religious beliefs, was reluctant to tell her family of her divorce, and did not live with Larry Hogan until they were married.