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U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii.
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U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono is among a list of 46 prominent female leaders selected for Time magazine’s special multimedia project “FIRSTS: Women Who are Changing the World.”
A special double issue hits stands Monday, while a hardcover book is due to be released Tuesday.
Hirono, named by Time as the first Asian-American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate, was profiled for the project highlighting women who broke barriers, including presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, tennis player Serena Williams and Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen.
An immigrant born in rural Japan, Hirono came to the U.S. when she was almost 8 years old and got involved in politics while protesting the Vietnam War at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. A senator since 2013, Hirono said she brings diversity to the Senate as a woman, an Asian, an immigrant and a Buddhist.
The multimedia project includes videos; portraits by Brazilian photographer Luisa Dorr, who used an iPhone; and a social media campaign using #SheIsTheFirst. A video of Hirono is available at time.com/collection/firsts/4898538/mazie-hirono-firsts.