Primary Source Spotlight: Norman Mineta
From the Library of Congress
Norman Yoshio Mineta (1931-2022) had a long and influential history in American politics and was a proponent of restitution for Japanese American families who were incarcerated during World War II. In 1971, Mineta was elected the first Japanese American mayor for his hometown of San Jose, California. He would later serve as a member of the House of Representatives for over twenty years, as the 33rd Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce from 2000 to 2001, and as the 14th Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation from 2001 to 2006. During his tenure he oversaw the Coast Guard’s response to the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Legislation Sponsored or Cosponsored by Norman Y. Mineta 1975-1997
Oral history interview with Norman Mineta
“Norman Y. Mineta: A Boy from San Jose” Part I Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
“Norman Y. Mineta: A Boy from San Jose” Part II Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
Oral History Reflections of Norman Mineta and Alan Simpson National WWII Museum
Images
- Representative Patsy Mink announces the formation of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus at a press conference with Representatives Don Edwards and Norman Mineta, Guam Delegate Robert Underwood, and Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Neil Abercrombie
- Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta during the Senate Commerce hearing
- Former U.S. senator Alan Simpson and lifelong friend Norman Mineta, secretary of transportation
Video recordings
- Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta
- Announcement of Norman Mineta as Sec. of Commerce William J. Clinton Presidential Library
- Japan and Japanese America: A Keynote Lecture by Norman Mineta UC Berkeley Events
- The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta | 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award The Washington Center
- Protecting Civil Liberties & National Security: A Conversation with Norman Mineta and Alan Simpson
- Norman Mineta: In His Own Words NASA’s Ames Research Center
Remembering Norman Mineta Minerva’s Kaleidoscope May 16, 2022
Norman Y. Mineta biography United States House of Representatives History, Art & Archives