The son of Japanese immigrants, Mineta was interned as a child with his family during World War II but rose to become a major player in nationwide politics for decades.
Norman Yoshio Mineta, who survived internment during World War II, rose to be San Jose’s mayor and Congressman and served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation during 9/11, died Tuesday at age 90 at his home in Maryland.
If Mineta had a reputation as a cautious congressman, his early years as the son of Japanese-American immigrants interned during World War II provided some reasons. Young Norman fell right in step after the war. He graduated from San Jose High School and then from the University of California-Berkeley — as a Republican, his older sister, Helen, said before her death in 1996. With a two-year Army hitch as a ROTC lieutenant behind him in 1956, Norm Mineta returned to San Jose to sell insurance and become involved in local politics.
If race was a factor in 1971, when Mineta ran for mayor, it was not negative. With 32 others in the contest, Mineta avoided a runoff and captured 62 percent of the vote for outright election in the primary. He was the first Asian American to lead a major city in the United States. He served on committees regulating highways and airlines and rose to power as chairman of the House Public Works and Transportation Committee. He took care of his district, with federal funds for such creations and add-ons as Highway 237, the Guadalupe Parkway, San Jose International Airport, Santa Clara County’s light-rail system, the San Jose-Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant and the Guadalupe River Park.
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