It’s a story of hardship that is shared by many Vietnamese Americans who escaped war-torn Vietnam as refugees for the safe harbors of the U.S.
But thanks to the support of her hardworking mother Kim and father Victor who put her through college, about four months ago, Tran became the first Asian American mayor in the history of San Bernardino and the first Vietnamese American woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. city."A lot of setbacks, the bankruptcy, the dissolution of the redevelopment agency. We had a terrorist attack," she said.
"This city gave my family and I a really beautiful life. We are so grateful and if we could give back to this community and say thank you for giving us an opportunity, let's make sure that we are giving the opportunity to everyone in his community," she said. "There's so much potential with the right leadership, the right attitude, determination, and just getting to work," she said.
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