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Washington Journal: Patsy, Yuji, Tooru and the Nail That Sticks Up
The nail that sticks up gets hammered down. Better to be like the bamboo, which bends in the wind but never breaks.
These two Japanese proverbs are cited by some as words for Asian Pacific Americans to live by. In the face of anti-Asian violence, employment discrimination and other examples of unfair treatment, they say, it is better to keep your head down, earn your paycheck and not rock the boat too much.
Fortunately for us, three pioneering APA activists — who, sadly, have passed away in the past month — did not live by these words, and instead forged individual and collective legacies that have benefited not just APAs but all Americans. Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink, scholar-activist Yuji Ichioka and writer-activist Tooru Kanazawa got their starts in Hawai‘i, California and Seattle/Alaska, respectively, but each made an impact that will affect you no matter where you live...
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Upfront: Calif. Assembly Speaker Appoints First Woman, APA Majority Leader and Protests Could Mean Replacement for Oakland Screeners
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