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Sen. Mazie Hirono discusses Kavanaugh hearings, the January insurrection and how her immigrant family s experiences impacted her
Democratic U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono s newly released book,
Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter s Story, is part political memoir and part love letter to her family and the state she represents.
As Hawaii’s first female senator, and the only immigrant currently serving in the U.S. Senate, Hirono had a set of unique obstacles to overcome.
One of Hirono’s strongest influences is her mother, Laura Hirono, who died at 96 shortly before this episode was recorded. After escaping an unhappy marriage in Japan to an abusive man, Laura Hirono brought her two eldest children back to her birthplace of Hawaii when Hirono was 7 years old, with her parents and youngest son joining them later.