Norman Mineta
The Mineta-Simpson Institute at Heart Mountain has taken another step closer to completion with the awarding of a $149,646 grant from the National Park Service to help fund an exhibit dedicated to the lives and careers of Secretary Norman Mineta and Senator Alan Simpson. The grant, announced Wednesday, comes from the Japanese American Confinement Sites program,…
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is wishing Senator Alan K. Simpson, one of the inspirations for its Mineta-Simpson Institute, a “happy 91st birthday.” As part of their celebration for the birthdays of Al and his wife Ann, who turns 91 on Oct. 10th, the Foundation is promoting a “Show Your Love” fundraising campaign for the…
By BRIAN WITTE and TERENCE CHEA Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the nation’s federal transportation secretary, died Tuesday. He was 90. John Flaherty, Mineta’s former chief of staff, said…
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