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which recounts his personal journey confronting the issue of race and institutional racism that still plagues America.It is our privilege to launch this lecture series in honor of Secretary Mineta.

The first Asian American appointed to a presidential Cabinet.The Distinguished Lecture Series will feature national leaders and voices that are creating change and shaping democracy to provoke thought and inspire change in the U.He embodied the best of this nation and never flinched from standing up for justice and democracy.

He served as the 61st mayor of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018.The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present the inaugural Norman Y.

he was named secretary of commerce under President Bill Clinton in 2000 and was named secretary of transportation by President George W.

both guided by the same principles and an implacable belief in the power of democracy.These are being done as a political straw man.

childrens books based on true stories; Tokuda also wrote the fact-based Samson the Hot Tub Bear.I also received an email that wished death on my children.

and so invariably I end up in confrontation with contemporary issues.she works in the camps tiny library.