Daraktan filin jirgin sama na Mineta San José, John Aitken, ya fitar da wata sanarwa a yau don girmama rayuwa da gadon tsohon Sakataren Sufuri, Norman Y. Mineta. Mineta ita ce Magajin Garin San José na Ba'amurke ɗan Asiya na farko (kuma na kowane babban birni na Amurka) daga 1971 zuwa 1975. Mineta ya kasance memba ɗaya tilo na Demokraɗiyya a Majalisar Dokokin Shugaba George W. Bush a matsayin Sakataren Sufuri daga 2001 zuwa 2006, mai kula da zirga-zirgar jiragen sama. a lokacin da kuma bayan hare-haren a ranar 11 ga Satumba, 2001. Mineta ya kuma yi aiki a gwamnatin Shugaba Bill Clinton a matsayin Sakataren Harkokin Kasuwanci, kuma a Majalisar Wakilai ta San José fiye da shekaru ashirin daga 1975 zuwa 1995, A wannan lokacin, ya kafa kuma ya jagoranci Majalisar Wakilai. Asiya Pacific Caucus na Amurka.
Daraktan Aitken ya fitar da sanarwar mai zuwa:
“Mun yi matukar bakin ciki da labarin rasuwar Sakatariya Mineta. Norm ya kasance zakaran jirgin sama tun daga lokacin da yake jagorantar birnin San José, zuwa shekaru 20 da ya yi yana wakiltar Silicon Valley a Majalisa, zuwa hidimarsa a gwamnatocin shugaban kasa guda biyu.
Shi, watakila, za a fi tunawa da shi don yanke hukunci a matsayin Sakataren Sufuri wanda ya kiyaye Amurka da kuma bayan Satumba 11, 2001. Amma alkawarinsa na ciyar da kayayyakin sufurin jiragen sama na Amurka - da kuma mutanen da suka yi aiki - - ya fara tun kafin wannan rana mai tsanani, kuma ya ci gaba tun daga lokacin.
A shekarar da ta gabata, Sakatare Mineta ya shafe ranar haihuwarsa a Zoom tare da gungun ma'aikatan filin jirgin sama don tattauna kwarewarsa a matsayin Ba'amurke Ba'amurke na farko a lokacin Yaƙin Duniya na II da kuma yadda ya tsara himmarsa ta yin hidimar jama'a.
Sakatare Mineta ya yi ta ba'a cewa ya ga bai dace ba iyayensa sun sanya masa sunan filin jirgin sama. Gaskiyar ita ce, ya zaburar da mu fiye da sunansa kawai, kuma muna alfahari da aka ba mu amanar gadonsa.”
Majalisar birnin San José ta amince da canza sunan filin jirgin zuwa "Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport” domin girmama tsohon Magajin Gari kuma dan majalisa mai tsawo a 2001.
ABUBUWAN DA ZA KU GUDU DAGA WANNAN LABARI:
- A shekarar da ta gabata, Sakatare Mineta ya shafe ranar haihuwarsa a Zoom tare da gungun ma'aikatan filin jirgin sama don tattauna kwarewarsa a matsayin Ba'amurke Ba'amurke na farko a lokacin Yaƙin Duniya na II da kuma yadda ya tsara himmarsa ta yin hidimar jama'a.
- Mineta also served in President Bill Clinton's Administration as Secretary of Commerce, and in Congress representing San José for over two decades from 1975 to 1995, During this time, he founded and chaired the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
- Norm was a champion for aviation from his time leading the City of San José, to his 20 years representing Silicon Valley in Congress, to his service in two Presidential administrations.
