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Asian American feminists also contributed to the Third World Women's Alliance (TWWA) which was born out of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), and became an independent organization in 1970 under the name Black Women's Alliance, becoming the TWWA in 1971 after a group of Puerto Rican women asked to join.
"Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress". Congressional Research Service 97-398, 9–14. "Rise of the Wahine Documentary Film". Archived from the original on March 31, 2018, highlighting the role of the first woman of color and first female Asian-American to serve in Congress, Patsy Mink
1965: Patsy Mink becomes the first Asian American woman elected to the U.S. Congress. 1971: Norman Mineta becomes the first Asian-American mayor of a major city (San Jose, CA) in the United States. [51] 1971: Herbert Choy becomes the first Asian-American U.S. federal court judge, appointed to the U.S. court of appeals for the ninth circuit. [52]
There’s a lot traditionally passed down through Asian families: values, traditions, language. Pressure to be thin seems to also be on that list for Asian American women.
Since 2000, breast cancer incidence among Asian American and Pacific Islander women under 50 years old has increased by 50%, more than 2% every year since 2012, according to a new report from the ...
Among Asian American women who have lung cancer, more than 50% have never smoked. And for Chinese and Indian American women who have lung cancer, the nonsmoking percentage rises to 80% to 90%.
Chung, who broke ground as the first Asian American and second woman to anchor a major network broadcast, said the doubts never stopped her. In her 40 years as a journalist, Chung anchored for ...
Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) is a nonprofit arts organization that supports and promotes the work of Asian American women artists in the visual, literary, and performing arts through activities such as art events, lectures, artists salons, and member exhibitions.
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