WASHINGTON — Former San Jose Mayor and U.S. Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta, who already has an airport named after him, received yet another honor Friday when the House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing his career accomplishments.
Sponsored by his close friend Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose, the resolution “honors the accomplishments and legacy of a great American hero “… for his groundbreaking contributions to the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community and to our nation through his leadership.”
It was the first time in recent history that the House has honored a living former member of Congress with a resolution, according to Honda’s office.
Mineta, 79, is a former congressman, commerce secretary and transportation secretary. Sent as a boy with his family to a Japanese internment camp during World War II, Mineta has lived to see both an airport (Mineta San Jose International) and a transportation institute at San Jose State named after him.
Mineta now works as a vice chairman in the Washington office of Hill & Knowlton, an international communications consulting firm.
House Resolution 1377 passed by unanimous vote.
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