# Alice Y. Hom

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**Alice Y. Hom** (born 1967) is an [Asian American](/source/Asian-American) [LGBTQ](/source/LGBTQ) community activist and author.

## Education

Hom received her B.A from [Yale](/source/Yale_University), her M.A. in [Asian American Studies](/source/Asian_American_Studies) from [UCLA](/source/UCLA), and her Ph.D. in history from [Claremont Graduate University](/source/Claremont_Graduate_University).[1] Her dissertation was titled “Unifying Differences: Lesbian of Color Community Building in Los Angeles & New York, 1970s-1980s”.[2]

## Activism and career

Hom has been the Director of Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy's Queer Justice Fund since 2010.[3] She now is the Director of Equity and Social Justice for The Northern California GrantMakers.[4] She also is a host the Historically Queer Podcast.[5] She was previously founding Director of the Intercultural Community Center at [Occidental College](/source/Occidental_College), worked at the [Getty Information Institute](/source/J._Paul_Getty_Trust) and [Getty Research Institute](/source/Getty_Research_Institute). Hom has also served on the boards of the [Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice](/source/Astraea_Lesbian_Foundation_for_Justice), [Visual Communications](/source/Visual_Communications), Great Leap, June Mazer Lesbian Archives, and APAIT.[1]

Hom was an editor on Q&A: Queer in Asian America, an award-winning anthology of essays, personal accounts, fiction, and art on the meaning of being LGBTQ in Asian American communities.[6]

In 2013, Governor Jerry Brown reappointed Hom to another term on the Cal Humanities Board, where she has served since 2012.[7]

## Honors and awards

- 1998: [Lambda Literary Award](/source/Lambda_Literary_Award) for Best Book in Lesbian and Gay Anthologies/Non-Fiction
- 1999: Honorable Mention for [Outstanding Books Awards](/source/Outstanding_Books_Awards), [Gustavus Myers Center for Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America](/source/Gustavus_Myers_Center_for_Study_of_Bigotry_and_Human_Rights_in_North_America)
- 2001: Book Award from [Association for Asian American Studies](/source/Association_for_Asian_American_Studies)[6]

## Published works

- Hom, Alice Y. & Eng, David L. (eds.) (1998). [*Q&A: Queer in Asian America*](http://tupress.temple.edu/book/3454). Philadelphia: [Temple University Press](/source/Temple_University_Press)[6]
- *[Unifying Differences: Lesbian of Color Community Building in Los Angeles & New York, 1970s-1980s](http://gradworks.umi.com/34/66/3466739.html)* [(Claremont Graduate University: 2011)](http://gradworks.umi.com/34/66/3466739.html)[8]

## Personal life

Hom was born and raised in the [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles,_California) area.[3] She now resides in the Bay Area of California.[5]

## References

1. ["Alice Y. Hom | AAPIP"](http://aapip.org/alice-y-hom). *aapip.org*. Retrieved 2015-05-30.

1. ["BUTCH Voices 2011 Keynotes | BUTCH Voices"](http://www.butchvoices.com/conference/keynotes). *www.butchvoices.com*. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-30.

1. ["Alice Y Hom | LinkedIn"](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/alice-y-hom/2/271/426). *www.linkedin.com*. Retrieved 2015-05-30.

1. ["Announcing Alice Y. Hom, Director of Equity and Social Justice"](https://ncg.org/news/announcing-alice-y-hom-director-equity-and-social-justice). *Northern California Grantmakers*. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

1. ["Alice (@aliceyhom)"](https://twitter.com/aliceyhom/). *Twitter*. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

1. ["David L. Eng, Alice Y. Hom: Q & A"](http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/1390_reg.html). *www.temple.edu*. Retrieved 2015-05-30.

1. ["Governor Brown Announces Appointments"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905163901/http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18139). *Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.*. Archived from [the original](https://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18139) on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-09-13.

1. Hom, Alice Y. (2011). ["Unifying Differences: Lesbian of Color Community Building In Los Angeles and New York, 1970s-1980s"](https://www.bookdepository.com/Unifying-Differences-Lesbian-Color-Community-Building-Los-Angeles-New-York-Alice-Y-Hom/9781249859628)

## Further reading

- [AAPIP](http://aapip.org/alice-y-hom)

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