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While some got a laugh out of a new Pāʻia road sign that mocks hippies, longtime area residents said it’s derogatory and divisive during a time when the historic town needs help.
TOWN OF OSWEGO – The face of the town of Oswego’s Civil War heroine, one of this nation’s first female doctors and the only woman to be awarded the Congressional
The US Mint today announced that its 2024 American Women Quarters collection will include a quarter honoring Rep. Patsy T. Mink of Maui, the first woman to represent Hawaiʻi in the US Congress and the first woman of color to serve in Congress. A separate commemorative quarter honoring Edith Kanakaʻole, is scheduled to be put into circulation later this year.
University of California Irvine professor of Asian American Studies Judy Tzu-Chun Wu said Patsy Mink’s bouts with discrimination fueled her advocacy for Title IX against educational bodies that tried to exempt themselves from the civil rights law. “A lot of people associate Title IX with sports, but it’s really about all aspects of education,” Wu said. “It’s about admissions; It’s about scholarships; It’s about having a positive environment for women to be in school.”
On this anniversary of ASFA, we should relieve ourselves of outdated notions of providing "new families" for children, and instead work vigilantly to support communities and families in which all children can thrive.