On Aug. 11, the U.S. Mint released a quarter honoring activist Stacey Park Milbern, making her the first Korean American to appear on U.S. currency. Born to an American soldier and a Korean mother, Milbern was diagnosed with a degenerative muscle disease. As a teenager, she championed disability rights and helped add disability history to schools in North Carolina. She continued to work for disability and racial justice, even serving on a presidential committee in 2014. In 2020, despite battling cancer, she still helped people in need. Milbern died at the age of 33, leaving a lasting legacy.
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1. Who is on the new U.S. quarter?
2. What cause did Milbern support?
3. When was Milbern born?
1. Do you want to be famous?
2. Why do you care about justice?
3. How do you help people?
On Aug. 11, the U.S. Mint released a quarter honoring activist Stacey Park Milbern, making her the first Korean American to appear on U.S. currency. Born to an American soldier and a Korean mother, Milbern was diagnosed with a degenerative muscle disease. As a teenager, she championed disability rights and helped add disability history to schools in North Carolina. She continued to work for disability and racial justice, even serving on a presidential committee in 2014. In 2020, despite battling cancer, she still helped people in need. Milbern died at the age of 33, leaving a lasting legacy.
