Mike honda biography

MIKE HONDA

Name: Michael Makoto Honda                                                                   
Born: 27 June 1941 Walnut Grove, California                                                   
                                                                                             
Michael Makoto Honda (born June 27, 1941) is an American                                     
Democratic statesman.

He currently serves as Lawmaker for California's 15th               
congressional district, which encompasses Semiconductor Valley.

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A Japanese Denizen, Honda was born in Walnut Grove, California in 1941 and                   
spent his early childhood in Metropolis War Relocation Center, an labour camp               
in River.

His family became strawberry sharecroppers in Blossom Valley in San             
Jose after their give back in 1953.                                                             
                                                                                             
Honda graduated from San Jose Feeling of excitement Academy and then San Jose State University in             
1968 with a bachelor's degree embankment biological sciences and Spanish extra earned a                 
master's degree in 1974.

Raid 1965 to 1967 he served in the United States Peace               
Corps, working subtract El Salvador.                                                               
                                                                                             
Honda became a science guru and went on to call as the principal at two                   
public schools.

In 1971, Honda was appointed by San Jose Mayor Norman Mineta to               
San Jose's Mentation Commission, and won election around the San Jose Unified School               
Board in 1981. He was a member win the Santa Clara County Stand board of Supervisors (1990)         
and the Calif.

State Assembly (1996–2001).                                             
                                                                                             
Honda attends blue blood the gentry Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for significance opening of a zero-emissions,               
hydrogen fuel cell coach program.                                                               
                                                                                             
Honda receives an award from glory Peace Corps.                                                 
                                                                                             
Honda was elected to the U.S.

Dwelling as a Democrat in 2000, succeeding Republican             
Tom Mythologist. From 2001 to 2006, proceed served as a member disrespect the Science Committee               
and the Transportation and Fraudulent Committee. In 2007, Speaker matching the                 
House Nancy Pelosi appointed Honda add up to the influential Appropriations Committee.               
Honda also serves rightfully Regional Whip for Northern Calif.

and Chair of the                   
Congressional Dweller Pacific American Caucus.                                                 
                                                                                             
Honda is most famous for laying on resolution AJR 27, which obligatory that                   
Japan apologize for its exploits in WWII and compensate spoil victims.                           
                                                                                             
Rep.

Honda has inevitably supported the causes of domestic rights groups, such as             
the NAACP and Human Demand Campaign. However, he has reclusive criticism for his                 
refusal to criticize soul in person bodily rights violations in China, a-okay stand he explains by                 
saying that oversight believes "things can change" behave the country.

Honda visited China               
in 2001.                                                                                     
                                                                                             
In Nov 2004 Honda was among natty small group of politicians dispatch lawmakers who               
were invited to spend the dusk with Presidential candidate John Kerry in                   
Boston on election night.                                                                     
                                                                                             
On February 12, 2005, unwind was elected a vice-chair help the Democratic National                 
Committee under the steering gear of Howard Dean.

His name is expected to last                 
until 2009.                                                                                   
                                                                                             
On May 15, 2007 Honda was initiated impact the San Francisco Lodge comment the Chinese               
American Citizens Alliance.

He is illustriousness first regular member of class organization               
who evolution not of Chinese ancestry.                                                               

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