Patsy Mink
Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink (Japanese: 竹本まつ; December 6, 1927–September 28, 2002) was an American politician. She was the U.S. Representative for the 1st and 2nd Districts of Hawaii.[2]
Patsy Mink | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district | |
| In office September 22, 1990 – September 28, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Akaka |
| Succeeded by | Ed Case |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Akaka |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs | |
| In office March 28, 1977 – May 1, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Irving |
| Succeeded by | Thomas R. Pickering |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's At Large district | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gill |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patsy Matsu Takemoto December 6, 1927 Maui, Hawaii |
| Died | September 28, 2002 (aged 74) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | John Mink |
| Children | Gwendolyn Mink |
Early life
Mink was born in Paia on the island of Maui in Hawaii.[2] 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.[3]
She graduated from the University of Hawaii and she earned a law degree from the University of Chicago.[4]
Patsy Mink Media
University of Hawaii Oratorical Contest Winners 1948 – L-R: front, Esther Belarmino, 3rd place; Patsy Takemoto, 1st place; Eichi Oki, finalist; back, Barry Rubin, finalist; Alice Mayo, finalist; and Jean McKillop, 2nd place
Young Democratic Club of Hawaii 1954: – L-R: seated Representative O. Vincent Esposito, Patsy Mink (chair), and Senator William H. Heen; standing, Duke Cahill (secretary) and W. C. Wong (vice-chair)
Mink, the sole woman in the 1958 Hawaii Territorial Senate
1965 Congresswomen — L-R: Seated, Senator Maurine Neuberger, Oregon; Representative Frances Bolton, Ohio; Senator Margaret Chase Smith, Maine; Standing, Representatives, Florence Dwyer, New Jersey; Martha Griffiths, Michigan; Edith Green, Oregon; Patsy Mink, Hawaii; Leonor Sullivan, Missouri; Julia Hansen, Washington; Edna Kelly, New York; and Charlotte Reid, Illinois.
Mink with Lyndon Johnson after his trip to Hawaii for a conference on the Vietnam War, February 1966
1972 campaign poster image from the Patsy Mink for President Committee
Mink announcing the formation of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Mink speaking in Washington in 1993
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References
- ↑ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: Mink, Patsy Takemoto, (1927 - 2002)". Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.