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Oct 4, 2024 · Norman Y. Mineta (1931-2022). Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. "What do we do with all the stories of those of us of Japanese ancestry and the things we experienced during one of the most traumatic periods of our nation’s history?
4 days ago · WASHINGTON: Norman Mineta, the first Japanese-American appointed to a US cabinet position, died Tuesday of heart failure at his home in Maryland. He was 90. Born in San Jose, California, on Nov. 12, 1931, Mineta was forced to live in a Japanese internment camp in Wyoming for about three years during World War II.
Sep 19, 2024 · On January 26, 2024, JANM ushered in a new era for its campus by naming its plaza after the late JANM Board of Trustees Chair and Secretary Norman Y. Mineta and hosting the namesake distinguished lecture at the Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center).
Oct 9, 2024 · Matt Hoffman. When two future congressman met on a Boy Scout trip in the 1940s, the biggest difference between them wasn't their future political parties. Norman Mineta, the U.S.-born son...
Sep 24, 2024 · America’s favorite government teacher offers thrilling, heartfelt stories of ordinary American heroes. Most pundits and historians sell a dangerously naïve version of the American story—either praising its most consequential figures uncritically or criticizing them unfairly.
1 day ago · In March 2006, he created a storm by criticising kidnap victim Norman Kember, who, he said, had not thanked the SAS soldiers who rescued him and his Canadian colleagues from their captors in Iraq.
5 days ago · Explore and celebrate the commonalities and differences in our “Nikkei” experiences through shared stories from around the world with diverse topics, such as cultural identity, community and family history, art, sports, music, literature, and much more with JANM’s Discover Nikkei project!
