Senator Tammy Duckworth with Weijia Jiang

<p>The biracial daughter of an American father and a Thai-Chinese mother, Sen. Duckworth faced discrimination, poverty, and the horrors of war—all before the age of 16. She joined the Army as one of a few female helicopter pilots at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving eight months before an attack that nearly took her life. From childhood to public service to motherhood, <em>Every Day is a Gift shares</em> the amazingly resilient stories from an incomparable life. In conversation with Weijia Jiang, the Senior White House Correspondent for CBS News.</p> <p>This program was held on April 1, 2021. </p>