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Norman Mineta, first Asian American Cabinet secretary, dies at age 90

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As a child, former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, seen here in 2004, spent two years of his life in a World War II internment camp after the Pearl Harbor attack.

Mineta served during the Clinton and Bush administrations, leading the Department of Transportation through the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks.

(Image credit: Al Messerschmidt)


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