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Sen. Mazie Hirono's autobiography 'Heart of Fire' chronicles her rise to success
If you want to know what Mazie K. Hirono thinks about someone, just ask her.
Her right-wing colleagues in the Senate? “Republican zombies.” Attorney Alan Dershowitz? “Cynical and idiotic.” President Donald Trump? “A petty, vindictive, spoiled brat.”
Hirono is tough. And as her autobiography, “Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story,” proves, she had to be.
Born in Japan, Hirono came to the United States when she was 8. Her family was poor, but she had dreams and worked hard to achieved them: member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, lieutenant governor of Hawaii, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and United States senator.
Read more: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/04/25/features/mazie-hironos-heart-of-fire-chronicles-her-rise-to-success/
