Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patsy Mink decided to run for public office when Hawaii became a state in 1959. In 1964, she became the first Asian American woman ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patsy inkbecame the first Asian American woman and first woman of color to be elected to the US House of Representatives. Her ...

U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) on Thursday announced the official release of the Patsy T. Mink quarter, which is part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program for 2024. Mink, who ...

Thursday marked as the 50th anniversary of the ruling a Title IX, the landmark legislation that ensured access and equality for women in both academics and athletics. The amendment was co-authored by ...

KAHULUI — Maui-born and raised activist and politician Patsy Takemoto Mink taught women and girls everywhere to stand up for their beliefs and rights, even if it means standing alone. Those lessons ...

She was born Patsy Matsu takemoto, in Paia, Maui, on December 6, 1927. The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 changed her life overnight. In the wake of the bombing, she and her family encountered racial ...

Patsy Takemoto Mink, who grew up in the plantation camps of Hamakuapoko and rose to become the first Asian-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, was posthumously honored with ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A beloved leader that helped pave the way for Asian-Americans in Hawaii and across the nation is now celebrated in a new mural in Oregon. Hawaii-born artist Anisa Asakawa ...

The multi-week Lunar New Year celebration at Sierra Madre Playhouse kicks off with the East West Players’ production of Patsy, a heartwarming play about the enduring legacy of trailblazer Patsy Mink, ...

On June 23, America will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Many women of achievement today, not just athletes, are beneficiaries of this act which mandated equity for women in education. My ...

Patsy Takemoto Mink testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Supreme Court nominee Harold Carswell around 1971-1972.Courtesy Gwendolyn Mink/Patsy Takemoto Mink papers, Library of ...