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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Patsy Takemoto Mink was 14 when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor. On Maui, where her family had lived for three generations, the authorities arrested many prominent Japanese-Americans. Her father, ...

FIRST PHOTO: Congresswoman Jill Tokuda describes some of the accomplishments of late Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink during an unveiling ceremony for the U.S. quarter bearing Mink’s likeness Tuesday ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A former representative from Hawaii who paved the way for generations to follow will be rolling out in a United States Mint quarter collection. Rolls and bags of quarters honoring ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Mink is described as the “mother of Title IX who stood up ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- A new coin featuring one of Hawaii's most prominent US congresswomen is coming to the US Mint Circulation. Patsy Takemoto Mink will be featured on a 2024 quarter. The coin shows ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii leaders honored the late Congresswoman Patsy Mink Thursday morning at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Patsy Mink commemorative quarters are now shipping to banks. U.S.

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, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The United States Mint has released the designs for new quarters honoring trailblazing women in the United States who, in the past, have been overlooked. One of the quarters ...