Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world with a little gardening and goodwill mixed in for refreshment!
Senator Mazie Hirono, painted by Melanie Humble.
As part of a series of interviews with Asian American leaders for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, The Washington Post spoke with Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono about her new memoir “Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story” and her perspectives on race and politics read the transcript here:
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Members of Antifa and the Proud Boys clash in the middle of the street following the Million MAGA March in November 2020. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images
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Asian Americans are the least likely to hold elected office
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are the fastest growing demographic. But they account for less than 1 percent of all elected leaders.
President Joe Biden, accompanied by from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sens. Mazie Hirono, Mark Takano, Reps. Judy Chu, Grace Men, speaks during a meeting with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Executive Committee at the White House. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo
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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are dramatically underrepresented in elected office and particularly in the criminal justice sector even as they’re the fastest growing demographic group.