In her new book, "Heart of Fire," Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) writes about what it was like growing up in an immigrant family and later becoming the first Asian-American woman and first person born in Japan to become a U.S. senator.

Watch the full episode above to hear more about what Senator Hirono learned from losing the race to become governor of Hawaii in 2002 and why she introduced the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act that just passed the Senate.

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