Edgewater resident Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans, dies

Norman Mineta, an Edgewater resident who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the nation’s federal transportation secretary, died Tuesday. He was 90.

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