patsy mink: ahead of the majority is a 2008 documentary film that was written and directed by kimberlee bassford and is her first feature-length documentary film. the documentary premiered at the hawaii international film festival on october 12, 2008 and was later broadcast on pbs on may 2009. it focuses on patsy mink (d-hi), who was the first woman of color and asian american woman to serve in the u.s. congress and the co-author of the title ix gender equity legislation.