SAN DIEGO, Nov. 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dan Hom, president and founder of Focuscom Inc., received the Community Legacy Award at the 15th San Diego Asian Film Festival Awards Gala on Saturday in the presence of his family, friends, public officials and members of the Asian community. The Pacific Arts Movement presented this award to Hom as an individual who exemplifies leadership and has impacted the San Diego arts and culture community.
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"Dan is incredibly deserving of this award," said Pacific Arts Movement Executive Director, Lee Ann Kim. "His overwhelming generosity with his time, resources and financial assistance continually benefits our mission to inspire, entertain and support a more compassionate society through moving pictures and moving minds."
Hom is an appreciated, long-time board member of Pacific Arts Movement, serving as Chairman in 2008 and 2009. Through the award, Pacific Arts Movement recognizes Hom for strategically creating connections and developing business, political and cultural opportunities, especially for the Asian community.
"I consider it an honor and a duty to raise the voices of the Asian community and its leaders here in San Diego and state wide," said Hom. "The uniqueness in diversity is so enriching for our culture and so I challenge everyone with a thought: Love your community and give back. If you involve yourself in the community, it will pay off tenfold."
The 15th San Diego Asian Film Festival, Nov 6-15, is the largest exhibition of Asian cinema on the West Coast with 140 films from 21 different countries. Its award gala night brings together more than 700 community leaders and filmmakers to celebrate the best in Asian cinema and to recognize those who positively impact the organization. For more information about the award from Pacific Arts Movement or to inquire about Focuscom Inc., please contact Nikki Jimenez at 619-233-7778 or nikki.jimenez@focuscominc.com.
About Focuscom:
Focuscom Inc. is a dynamic public affairs and public relations agency located in the heart of San Diego's high-rise financial district. Founded in 2006, Focuscom continues to generate high impact public relations campaigns and public affairs strategies to supply direct access into San Diego's constantly evolving socio-political landscape and hard-to-reach markets. For more information, visit www.focuscominc.com.
About Pacific Arts Movement:
Pacific Arts Movement (Pac-Arts) is one of the largest media arts organizations in North America that focuses on Pan Asian cinema. Pac-Arts programs include the annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, Spring Showcase, and Reel Voices, a documentary filmmaker program for local high school students. For more information about Pacific Arts Movement, visit www.pac-arts.org.
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