Patsy Mink decided to run for public office when Hawaii became a state in 1959. In 1964, she became the first Asian American woman and first woman of color to be elected to the U.S. House of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Yesterday; Wednesday, April 17, a grateful nation honored the achievements of a petite, Paia-born-and-raised Maui girl who repeatedly challenged and overcame the odds to become a pioneering champion ...

Here's Patsy Takemoto, a teen-age girl. She's extremely bright and ambitious. She's small of physical stature. She plays some high school basketball ... well, whatever junky, half-court, ...