Turns out, prejudice wasn’t eradicated when the Japanese surrendered at the end of the war. He joined his father’s insurance business, but Norm’s true love was politics. He built enough connections in San Jose to get appointed to the city council when a spot became available, and eventually Norm won election to the mayor’s office. His win became international news, and represented a giant step for mankind: voters had elected an Asian American mayor of a major city.[3]
