FIRST - Asian American Secretary of Transportation and Commerce - San Jose, CA
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Norman Mineta was the first Asian American secretary of Transportation and Commerce.
Waymark Code: WM1C1N1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2025
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Norman “Norm” Yoshio Mineta (1931–2022)
First Asian American U.S. Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Secretary of Commerce
U.S. Congressman 1975–1995; First Asian American elected Mayor of San Jose 1971–1975
Founder, Mineta Transportation Institute, Business Executive
WWII Internee at Heart Mountain Site (WY); Boy Scout; Korean War Veteran
Devoted Son, Husband, Father, Grandfather
Child of the Valley of Heart’s Delight – Our Beloved Friend
HONORARY COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
DANELLA “DENI” MINETA YOSHIRO “YOS” UCHIDA KOICHI “KO” NISHIMURA
U.S. CONGRESSMEMBER ZOE LOFGREN CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR DAVE CORTESE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERVISOR CINDY CHAVEZ CITY OF SAN JOSE MAYOR SAM LICCARDO
CONSUL GENERAL OF JAPAN (S.F.) NOGUCHI YASUSHI
QUEST VALLEY CHARITIES, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR COLLEEN WILCOX PH.D. PRESIDENT ROD DIRIDON SR. TREASURER STEVEN PYLE CPA
CORPORATE SECRETARY LYNDA RAMIREZ JONES. BOARD MEMBERS MICHAEL FOX SR.
CARL GUARDINO, APRIL HALBERSTADT, DR. GLORIA B. HOM, JOYCE IWASAKI LENEVE, DAVID MINETA
STUART MINETA, CONNIE MARTINEZ, KAREN PHILBRICK, PH.D.
FERNANDO R. ZAZUETA
STEVEN R. DAVIS, SCULPTOR AND VISUAL ARTIST
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 06/20/2000
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