Month: May 2018

CAAMFEST36: Opening Night Film & Gala Red Carpet Premiere of ‘An American Story: Norman Mineta’

CAAMFEST36: Opening Night Film & Gala Red Carpet Premiere of 'An American Story: Norman Mineta'
CAAMFEST36: Opening Night Film & Gala Red Carpet Premiere of 'An American Story: Norman Mineta'

https://vimeo.com/266805068 One of the things I have really enjoyed after having moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999 has been attending the San Francisco Asian American International Film Festival, which is now known as CAAMFest, now its 36th year. This year's opening night premi

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Norman Mineta honored at Castro Theatre documentary premiere

Norman Mineta honored at Castro Theatre documentary premiere
Norman Mineta honored at Castro Theatre documentary premiere

Norman Mineta rose from Japanese internment camps to serve two presidents and now the San Jose airport is named after him. Mineta was honored by the Center for Asian American Media as the subject of a documentary film, which premiered at the Castro T

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Norman Mineta speaks out at opening night film of S.F. Asian American CAAMFest

Norman Mineta speaks out at opening night film of S.F. Asian American CAAMFest
Norman Mineta speaks out at opening night film of S.F. Asian American CAAMFest

Norm Mineta isn't one of those film festival guests of honor who sneak out to explore neighborhood bars during the screening of their film. He sat through all of "An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy" at the Thursday, May 10, opening of the two-week CAAMFest at the Castro Theatre. This was the first…

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Politician, Japanese internment survivor Norman Mineta honored in documentary

Politician, Japanese internment survivor Norman Mineta honored in documentary
Politician, Japanese internment survivor Norman Mineta honored in documentary

A native son of San Jose who was sent to a Japanese internment camp as a boy and later went on to serve in the cabinets of two U.S. presidents, a Democrat and a Republican, was honored in San Francisco.  

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Preview: ‘An American Story: Norm Mineta and his Legacy’

Preview: 'An American Story: Norm Mineta and his Legacy' | Movies | Film
Preview: 'An American Story: Norm Mineta and his Legacy' | Movies | Film

Mineta, who served as secretary of commerce under Bill Clinton and secretary of transportation under George W. Bush, is particularly proud of one accomplishment: HR 422, the Civil Liberties Act, providing for reparations for Japanese internees. As a congressman, Mineta persuaded the reluctant President Ronald Reagan to sign the bill with help from an old…

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