Norman Yoshio Mineta [1] (Japanese: 峯田 良雄, November 12, 1931 – May 3, 2022) was an American politician from California. A member of the Democratic Party , Mineta served in the Cabinet of the United States for US Presidents Bill Clinton , a Democrat, and George W. Bush , …

2022年5月3日 · ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as...

Norman Mineta (born November 12, 1931, San Jose, California, U.S.—died May 3, 2022, Edgewater, Maryland) had a long career in government, serving as a mayor of San Jose, California, and then as a U.S. congressman for nearly 21 years. In 2000 he became the first Asian American in a presidential cabinet.

2022年5月4日 · Norman Mineta, the first Asian American Cabinet secretary and a longtime California congressman who fought for recognition and reparations for Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S....

2022年5月4日 · Norman Mineta, who oversaw the Department of Transportation during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, died on Tuesday afternoon. He was 90.

Mineta is a former member of the United States House of Representatives with a long and distinguished record of public service. He was first elected to Congress in 1974 to represent Silicon Valley. In 1993, Mineta became Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

The Mineta Legacy Project captures the life, career, and contributions of Norman Mineta with an hour-long nationally televised documentary, Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story, and a free web-based educational curriculum.

2023年6月30日 · On May 3, 2022, former Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta died, surrounded by family, at his home in Edgewater, Maryland. In addition to being the longest serving Secretary of Transportation (January 25, 2001-August 7-2006), he had a distinguished lifetime of public service.

2022年5月3日 · Norman Y. Mineta, who as a boy was interned with his family and thousands of other Japanese Americans during World War II, then rose in government to become a 10-term Democratic congressman...

Secretary Norman Y. Mineta’s path to a long and storied career in public service and elected office was shaped by early exposure to political empowerment, experiencing the injustices of wartime hysteria.