On 9/11, memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided the US response
After 9/11, Mineta urged airlines to avoid profiling and warned that mass detention of Arab Americans and Muslims was illegal.
- Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta faced immense public pressure to detain Arab Americans and Muslims, yet he successfully resisted these calls by directing airlines to avoid discriminatory profiling.
- Mineta's resolve stemmed from his own childhood incarceration in 1942, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the removal of approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans to government detention facilities without charges.
- President Bush, who had previously discussed Mineta's wartime imprisonment at Camp David, sought to prevent history from repeating itself, explaining, "We want to make sure that what happened to Norm in 1942 doesn't happen today."
- On September 21, 2001, Mineta directed major airlines to avoid racial profiling or targeting passengers based on religion, emphasizing that such discrimination was legally prohibited under federal standards.
- Reflecting on his experience in 2019, Mineta noted the vulnerability of civilians during national threats; President Bush later honored him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom as "an example of leadership, devotion to duty and personal character.
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On 9/11, memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided the US response - The Mexico Ledger
On 9/11, memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided the US responseAs soon as Islamic extremists were identified as having carried out four deadly, coordinated attacks on U.S. soil in the early morning of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta started hearing calls from the public to ban Arab Americans and Muslims from all flights — and even to round them up and detain them.In the chaotic hours and days…
On 9/11, memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided the US response - Seward Independent
On 9/11, memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided the US responseAs soon as Islamic extremists were identified as having carried out four deadly, coordinated attacks on U.S. soil in the early morning of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta started hearing calls from the public to ban Arab Americans and Muslims from all flights — and even to round them up and detain them.In the chaotic hours and days…
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On 9/11, memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided the US response
The Conversation reports on how Norman Mineta's experience as a Japanese American imprisoned during WWII influenced the U.S. response to 9/11, advocating against discrimination.
On 9/11, memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided the US response - Stateline Publications
On 9/11, memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided the US responseAs soon as Islamic extremists were identified as having carried out four deadly, coordinated attacks on U.S. soil in the early morning of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta started hearing calls from the public to ban Arab Americans and Muslims from all flights — and even to round them up and detain them.In the chaotic hours and days…
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