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May 3, 2022 · Norman Y. Mineta, First Japanese American Cabinet Member, Dies at 90 Interned during World War II, he went to Congress and later served in the cabinets of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W...
Apr 30, 2024 · 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.
May 3, 2022 · Norman Mineta, transportation secretary who helped create TSA, dies at 90. He became one of the country’s highest-profile Asian American political leaders, as a big-city mayor, a 10-term ...
May 4, 2022 · By Times Staff and Wire Report. May 3, 2022 Updated 8:30 PM PT. Norman Mineta, the first Asian American Cabinet secretary and a longtime California congressman who fought for recognition and ...
May 3, 2022 · 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 Y. Mineta is the longest serving Secretary in the history of the U.S. Department of Transportation, becoming the 14th Secretary of Transportation on January 25, 2001. He was also the first Asian-American Cabinet member during the Clinton administration, and the first Cabinet member to switch directly from a Democratic to a Republican ...
May 14, 2019 · How Mineta, a Japanese American born in the United States, went from being imprisoned by his own government to using that experience to inspire his boss, President George W. Bush, in the wake of ...
