Norman Mineta, who oversaw the Department of Transportation during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, died on Tuesday afternoon. He was 90. “My dad passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon at ...

The first time a young Norman Mineta saw his dad cry was the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The second was when his family was put on a train headed for a WWII internment camp. In my mind, the name ...

When the airport opened to commercial service on February 1, 1949, the first arriving flight was a DC-3 carrying 2,550 baby chicks. To celebrate the event, airport officials have installed multiple ...

Mineta’s foray into politics came in 1967, when San Jose’s mayor tapped him to fill a vacant seat on the city council. He won re-election and served four more years on the council before winning the ...

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta Thursday blamed the Federal Emergency Management Agency for holding up his department's efforts to move individuals out of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina ...

Norman Y. Mineta, a giant of U.S. transportation policy who as U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary led the aviation system through the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their aftermath, and as a 10-term ...

Norman Mineta was 10 years old when he and his family were shipped to Heart Mountain Relocation Center (search) in Wyoming. Mineta, whose father came to the United States to farm sugar beets, ...

Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans by serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror ...