Former U.S. senator who aided Japanese-American internees dies

Former Sen. Alan Simpson, who died Friday, was a cross-party ally of the late Democrat Norman Mineta, the first Japanese-American to hold a U.S. Cabinet post.

Former U.S. senator who aided Japanese-American internees dies
Former Sen. Alan Simpson, who died Friday, was a cross-party ally of the late Democrat Norman Mineta, the first Japanese-American to hold a U.S. Cabinet post.