Yumi Hogan

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Yumi Hogan

| image = Duet Art Show Reception at MD Hall (52038139758) (3).jpg

| caption = Hogan in 2022

| office = First Lady of Maryland

| governor = Larry Hogan

| term_label = In role

| term_start = January 21, 2015

| term_end = January 18, 2023

| predecessor = Katie O'Malley

| successor = Dawn Moore

| birth_name = Yumi Park

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|12|25}}

| birth_place = Naju, South Korea

| spouse = {{marriage|Larry Hogan|2004}}

| children = 3

| education = Maryland Institute College of Art (BFA)
American University (MFA)

| native_name = 호건 유미

| native_name_lang = ko

| awards = Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2017)

}}

{{Infobox Korean name

|title = Birth name

|hangul = 박유미

|rr = Bak Yumi

|mr = Pak Yumi

}}

Yumi Hogan ({{Korean|hangul=유미 호건}}, {{nee|Park}};{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} born December 25, 1959) is a Korean–American artist. She 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 U.S. state and the first Asian American first lady in the history of Maryland.

Early life

Yumi Park was born on December 25, 1959, in Naju, South Korea.{{cite news|last1=Bieniek|first1=Matthew|url=http://www.times-news.com/news/first-lady-had-humble-beginnings/article_3309892c-8b7e-11e4-b3d5-a71442793325.html|title=First lady had humble beginnings|date=December 24, 2014|work=Cumberland Times-News|access-date=April 27, 2015|location=Cumberland, Maryland}}{{cite news |url=http://iamkoream.com/meet-yumi-hogan-marylands-new-first-lady/ |title=Meet Yumi Hogan, Maryland's New First Lady |newspaper=KoreAm |date=March 3, 2015 |first=Suevon |last=Lee |access-date=March 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305162408/http://iamkoream.com/meet-yumi-hogan-marylands-new-first-lady/ |archive-date=March 5, 2015 }} She is the youngest of eight children and grew up on a chicken farm in the rural South Jeolla Province.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.coastalstylemag.com/eastern-shore-magazine/July-August-2017/Artistically-Speaking/YUMI-HOGAN |magazine=Coastal Style |date=July 2017 |access-date=January 16, 2018 |first=Jonathan |last=Westman |title=Yumi Hogan |department=Artistically Speaking |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409071457/http://womensjournalmd.com/blog/2015/03/31/balancing-motherhood-career-an-interview-with-maryland-first-lady-yumi-hogan/ |archive-date=April 9, 2015}} She immigrated to the United States with her first husband while in her twenties.{{cite news|last1=Rosenwald|first1=Michael S.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-gov-elect-larry-hogan-and-his-korean-born-wife-yumi-are-a-historic-first-couple/2015/01/23/1f788004-9d9c-11e4-96cc-e858eba91ced_story.html|title=Md. Gov. Larry Hogan and his Korean-born wife, Hogan, are a historic first couple|date=January 23, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 26, 2015}}

Career and education

Hogan is an artist. Following encouragement from her husband, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting degree from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2008 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from American University in 2010.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/2015/6/2/yumi-hogan-brings-artists-eye-role-of-first-lady |title=Inside Two Worlds |date=June 2015 |first=Gabriella |last=Souza |magazine=Baltimore |access-date=May 20, 2019 }}{{cite web |url=http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/016900/016946/html/16946bio.html |title=Yumi Hogan |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=December 26, 2014 |access-date=March 12, 2015 }}

Hogan's artwork, primarily abstract landscapes in Sumi ink on Korean Hanji paper, has been shown locally and around the world.{{cite news|last=Barker|first=Jeff|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-yumi-hogan-20141009-story.html|title=Artist-wife Yumi Hogan strays 'outside of her normal comfort level'|date=October 10, 2014|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=March 12, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319144057/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-yumi-hogan-20141009-story.html#page=1|archive-date=March 19, 2015}}{{cite news|last=Rosenwald|first=Michael S.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/02/27/md-first-lady-yumi-hogan-serves-her-own-kimchi-at-lunar-new-year-celebration/|title=Md. First Lady Yumi Hogan serves her own kimchi at Lunar New Year celebration|date=February 27, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 12, 2015}} Twenty-seven of her abstract landscape paintings were featured at an art show at the Ocean City Center for the Arts in July 2017, with sales proceeds from her exhibit donated to art therapy programs for pediatric cancer patients.{{cite news |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bal-maryland-first-lady-yumi-hogan-s-art-featured-in-ocean-city-exhibit-20170707-story.html |title=Maryland first lady Yumi Hogan's art featured in Ocean City exhibit |date=July 7, 2017 |access-date=August 18, 2017 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun }} In late 2017, Hogan launched an art therapy program at the University of Maryland Children's Hospital via her Yumi C.A.R.E.S Foundation.{{cite news |url=https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/april-2019/newspressreleaseshottopics/first-lady-helping-children-heal-through-art-.php |title=First Lady Helping Children Heal Through Art |date=April 10, 2019 |website=University of Maryland Baltimore |first=Laura |last=Lee |access-date=February 7, 2020 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/8/yumi-hogan-launches-childrens-hospital-art-therapy/ |title=Yumi Hogan launches children's hospital art therapy program |date=October 8, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Times |first=Andrea K. |last=McDaniels |access-date=February 7, 2020 }}

Her 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.{{cite news |url=https://globalmedia.umgc.edu/2019/05/17/first-lady-yumi-hogans-paintings-blend-east-and-west/ |title=Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan's Paintings Blend East and West |date=May 17, 2019 |publisher=University of Maryland Global Campus |first=Menachem |last=Wecker |access-date=February 7, 2020 }}

While First Lady of Maryland, Hogan continued to teach as an adjunct faculty member at her alma mater, Maryland Institute College of Art.

In 2016, Hogan had a gallery showing of paintings inspired by her husband's cancer diagnosis and recovery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/who-is-yumi-hogan/index.html|title=Maryland's first lady capitalizes on her South Korean heritage to secure test kits|last=Bennett|first=Kate|date=April 21, 2020|website=CNN|access-date=April 21, 2020}}

First Lady of Maryland

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File:Yumi Hogan with South Korea Prime Minister Lee - 2017 (36235112603).jpg in 2017]]

Yumi Hogan became First Lady of Maryland on January 21, 2015, when Larry Hogan was inaugurated as Governor of Maryland.{{cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/sun-investigates/bs-md-inauguration-gala-20150121-story.html |title=Thousands celebrate Hogan inauguration at gala |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 21, 2015 |first=Julie |last=Scharper |access-date=April 27, 2019 }} She is the first Korean American first lady of a U.S. state and the first Asian American first lady in the history of Maryland. Five months into her husband's term, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-gov-larry-hogan-announces-that-he-has-cancer/2015/06/22/6b00eae2-1917-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html|title=Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan discloses that he has 'advanced' cancer|date=June 22, 2015|first1=Ovetta|last1=Wiggins|first2=Jenna|last2=Johnson|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=June 14, 2024|quote=An emotional Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan disclosed Monday that he has been diagnosed with late stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he called 'a very advanced and very aggressive' form of cancer.}} Hogan served as her husband's caregiver and unofficial nurse. Her public initiatives shifted upon his recovery, and she began advocating the benefits of art therapy, especially for cancer patients.

In 2016, Hogan received the International Leadership Foundation's Inspirational Leader Award. She is also a 2017 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

In September 2018, 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.calvertbeacon.com/first-lady-yumi-hogan-receives-nass-award/ |title=First Lady Yumi Hogan Receives NASS Award |date=October 2, 2018 |newspaper=Calvert Beacon |access-date=February 7, 2020 }}

In April 2020, Hogan worked with her husband and South Korean Ambassador to the United States Lee Soo-hyuck to obtain 500,000 testing kits for $9.46 million during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Maryland. However they turned out to be flawed and were never used. The Hogan administration quietly paid the same South Korean company another $2.5 million for 500,000 replacement tests.{{cite news |title=Hogan's first batch of coronavirus tests from South Korea were flawed, never used |newspaper=Washington Post |date=November 21, 2020 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/hogan-korea-coronavirus-tests/2020/11/20/f048c1c8-251b-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html}}

According to the findings of a state audit released in April 2021, the purchase of them was based on a flawed agreement and most of the replacement tests were likely never used.{{cite web |title=Audit: Maryland's $9M purchase of South Korean COVID tests was made without a contract; state overpaid for shipping |date=April 2, 2021 |publisher=Baltimore Sun |url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-pr-md-lab-genomics-audit-20210402-n4jkmf5hs5aifd5bhkaoldtfce-story.html}}

Personal life

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Yumi Kim and her first husband had three daughters.{{cite news|last=Welsh|first=Sean|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bal-larry-hogans-facebook-photo-is-cuter-than-yours-20150309-story.html|title=Larry Hogan's Facebook photo is cuter than yours|date=March 9, 2015|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=September 25, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Alexander|first=Kate S.|url=http://www.gazette.net/article/20140521/NEWS/140529723/-1/hogan-looks-to-change-maryland-as-governor&template=gazette|title=Hogan looks to change Maryland as governor|date=May 21, 2014|newspaper=Maryland Gazette|access-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011210149/http://www.gazette.net/article/20140521/NEWS/140529723/-1/hogan-looks-to-change-maryland-as-governor&template=gazette|archive-date=October 11, 2014}} She moved to Howard County, Maryland, in 1992 after divorcing her first husband. To support her daughters, she taught in her basement and worked as a cashier. She became a U.S. citizen in 1994. She met Larry Hogan at an art show in Columbia in 2001.{{cite news|last=Butler|first=Paul|url=http://content.wboc.com/gov-larry-hogan/|title=One-on-One with Governor Larry Hogan|work=WBOC|access-date=March 12, 2015|year=2015}} They were married in 2004 at Paca House and Garden in Annapolis. 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. In May 2018, the Hogans adopted two rescued Shih Tzu dogs.{{cite news|url=https://wtop.com/maryland/2018/05/hogan-first-lady-adopt-2-rescue-dogs-from-animal-shelter/|title=Hogan, first lady adopt 2 rescue dogs from animal shelter|date=May 18, 2018|access-date=March 14, 2019|publisher=WTOP-FM|agency=Associated Press}}