May 2019 - Mineta Legacy Project

Norman Mineta’s Groundbreaking Legacy

Norman Mineta's Groundbreaking Legacy | KQED

The Japanese Americans interned during World War II included San Jose-born Norman Mineta, then 10 years old. Now 87, Mineta went on to become the mayor of San Jose, a member of Congress, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Transportation. Mineta joins us in studio to discuss his legacy, including his role in…

KQED

The U.S. Put Norman Mineta in an Incarceration Camp. Then He Went to Congress

Here's how he thinks Congress has changed since he was there

Time

San Jose’s groundbreaking Norm Mineta the focus of PBS documentary

Former mayor and longtime Congressman is celebrated in new film

The Mercury News

Two Boy Scouts Met in an Internment Camp, and Grew Up to Work in Congress

“Out of that short experience came this wonderful, beautiful relationship. I just love Alan.”

The Atlantic

MINETA: AN AMERICAN STORY New documentary captures JA experience through life of two time Cabinet secretary.

Mineta: An American Story - Rafu Shimpo

By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Senior Editor “I don’t like the word H-A-T-E. I don’t use it,” says Norman Mineta. Even if it’s a matter of a dislike for carrots, the former transportation secretary says “hate” isn’t a part of his vocabulary, and that informs who he is and the issues he has championed. “I’ve alwaysRead…

Rafu Shimpo

Norman Mineta Honored at An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy Screening Event

PBS SoCal hosted a special evening honoring former U.S. Secretary of Transportation to George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Secretary Norman Y. Mineta.

KCET

Norman Mineta’s Inspiring Life Story Is PBS Documentary

Norman Mineta's Legacy Profiled by PBS

Imprisoned by the U.S. during World War II for his Japanese ancestry, Norm Mineta become the first Asian American to serve in a presidential cabinet

AARP

Norman Mineta’s American story helped the U.S. apologize for incarceration and lead after 9/11

“There’s no anger about what’s going on. You’re a 10-year-old kid. But you see it reflected in your parents, their peers, and my older sisters and my older brother.”

NBC News

Norman Mineta’s life story in documentary and biography

Norman Mineta’s life story in documentary and biography | International Examiner

The significance of a dedicated and hardworking politician who is the paragon of leadership and bipartisanship can sometimes get lost and sidelined in the narratives of modern history as new developments and generations come to pass. Norman Mineta may be one such person, a man who officially retired in 2006 after over 50 years of…

International Examiner