Val Demings tweeted the following:
"In the 1950s, she became involved in politics, working with Japanese-American veterans suffering discrimination despite honorable service in WWII. She ran for office and won. Then Hawaii became a state. She ran for Congress. She lost, ran again, and won."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Val Demings:
"She would go on to fight throughout her life to end racial and gender discrimination, saying, We have to build things...to make sure that others do not have to suffer the same discrimination."Read on Twitter
"Patsy dreamed of being a doctor. She attended a segregated college. Ten medical schools turned her down. She attended law school instead. She passed the bar. No firm would hire her. So, she opened her own, becoming the first Japanese-American woman to practice law in Hawaii."Read on Twitter
"Patsy Takemoto Mink was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress, and a lifelong champion of civil rights and human dignity. Heres her story as we celebrate #AAPIHeritageMonth"Read on Twitter
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