Norman Mineta had died at age 90

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Norman Y. Mineta had died at the age of 90. He was the first Japanese American mayor of a major U.S city ( San Jose) and the 14 th Secretary of transportaton of the United States.He was born to Japanese immigrants who were themelves ineligible for citizenship, and was in an internment camp during World War II. His older sister, Helen, was my history teacher in high school. He was the youngest of 5 children. His dad came to the United States as a teenager in 1902 and his mother was a picture bride who came 10 years later.