Mike Honda

Mike Honda is a figure I hold in real esteem. A Japanese American born in 1941, interned as a child, who became an educator, a Peace Corps volunteer, and then served in Congress from 2001 to 2017, his life reads like a quiet argument for resilience and conscience. What I admire most is his willingness to champion historical memory and minority voices, work that invites criticism and rarely wins easy applause. Politicians who pursue justice from the margins pay a price for it, and he kept at it anyway. I see him as a principled public servant whose integrity outlasts any single election.

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Name (English)

Mike Honda

Name (Japanese)

マイク・ホンダ

Reading

まいく・ほんだ

Born

June 27, 1941 (age 85)

Origin

Walnut Grove, California, United States

Occupation

politician / Peace Corps

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

High school

San Jose High School

University

San Jose State University

• Official sitehttps://honda.house.gov
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/repmikehonda/
• Xhttps://x.com/RepMikeHonda
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Honda
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q399621

Tags

• California
• politician
• Peace Corps

Last updated

September 25, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.