June 19, 2007- U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) celebrates the life and career of Hawaii's former Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first Asian American woman in Congress. Featuring music by the Aloha Boys. Mink served both the 1st and 2nd Congressional District of Hawaii for a total of 12 terms and was first elected in 1965. She pioneered the Title IX provision now known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, which bans gender discrimination in education programs receiving federal funds.
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