Patsy Mink
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Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink (December 6, 1927–September 28, 2002) was an American politician. She was the U.S. Representative for the 1st and 2nd Districts of Hawaii.[1]
Early life[change]
Mink was born in Paia on the island of Maui in Hawaii.[1] She was the daughter of Japanese American parents. She was a Sansei, which means that she was the granddaughter of people born in Japan who immigrated to the US.[2]
She graduated from the University of Hawaii and she earned a law degree from the University of Chicago.[3]
References[change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Mink, Patsy Takemoto, (1927-2002); retrieved 2012-12-3.
- ↑ Nomura, Gail M. (1998). " Japanese American Women," in The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History (Mankiller, Barbara Smith, ed.), p. 290.
- ↑ Kuersten, Ashlyn K. (2003). Women and the Law: Leaders, Cases, and Documents, p. P 54.
