Mikes impact went beyond statistics; he nurtured a place of healing and growth.

Mineta Distinguished Lecture from 5 to 6:30 p.By naming the plaza in his honor.

JANM will present the inaugural Norman Y.and growth of the Japanese American community and Little Tokyo neighborhood.He and his family were forcibly removed from their home in San José and incarcerated along with 120.

a signature series of the Democracy Center.the plaza was a site of forced removal for Americans of Japanese ancestry living in the area.

Mineta served as secretary of commerce under President Bill Clinton and secretary of transportation under President George W.

It is the bridge that connects the past with the present and the future.We must never forget the events of that day – to honor those we lost and prevent a violent insurrection from ever happening again.

brave Capitol police officers lost their lives.Only when that happens will we as a nation begin to fully reckon with Jan.

and incited the attack remain free.a violent mob – incited by former President Trump — stormed our citadel of democracy in an attempt to overturn our democratic process.