Rosalynn joins me in expressing our sorrow on the passing of my friend, the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta. We send our condolences to his wife, Deni, sons David, Stuart, Bob and Mark, their families, and his many friends and admirers in our great nation and around the world.

With the President in attendance, the Ambassador dedicated the residence’s Norman Yoshio Mineta Room to highlight the many contributions Japanese-Americans have made to strengthening the U.S.-Japan relationship.

During World War II on a desolate sagebrush bench near Heart Mountain, two boys – one an internee and the other a visitor – developed a lifelong friendship that spanned

On May 3, 2022, at the age of 90, Norman Mineta completed the last leg of his half-century-long journey from the bustling steps of the Capitol Building in Washington to the marbled pillars of a VR Parthenon created in the digital space and honoring the names of immortal Japanese American leaders.

JACL is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, a true trailblazer in not only the Japanese American community but throughout the Asian American […]

The NCRR (Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress) is deeply saddened by the loss of Norman Y. Mineta – Cabinet secretary for two administrations, congressman, mayor, and […]