Social Responsibility

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILIY

As a creative, Ho saw it as his responsibility to inspire the masses. He believed that an artist’s job was to spread ideas and open minds through creative work. Much of Ho’s work focused on themes significant to him and his community. These include ideas of identity, racial relationships, and the conflicting forces of power.

Looking at Fred Ho’s work we are introduced to a complex perspective stemming from Afro-Asian culture, the Afro Asian Music Ensemble, and Ho’s writings. Together it opens our minds to ideas surrounding racial identity and politics. Through these works Fred Ho blatantly dismisses the idea that the US is a post-racial society, symiltaniously calling for people to find their voices and to speak out about the issues that plague this country.