Mike Honda
Michael Makoto Honda (born June 27, 1941), also known as Mike Honda, is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for the 17th District of California until 2017 when he lost to Democrat Ro Khanna.[1]
Early life
Honda was born in Walnut Grove, California in 1941.[1] He is the son of Japanese American parents. He calls himself Sansei, which means that he is the grandson of people born in Japan who immigrated to the US.[2]
Mike Honda Media
Honda (leftmost) with his family
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Honda as a teacher at Sunnyvale High School
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Honda (center) at the August 2006 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of a zero-emissions, hydrogen fuel cell bus program
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Honda speaks at a San Francisco protest of the U.S. immigration ban in February 2017.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Honda, Mike (1941- )"; retrieved 2012-12-2.
- ↑ "Transcript of Mike Honda's DNC speech," August 27, 2009; excerpt, "I am a proud Sansei Democrat and a Silicon Valley Congressman. But above all, I'm a teacher"; retrieved 2012-12-2.
Other websites
Media related to Mike Honda at Wikimedia Commons