Derek Tran
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Derek Truyen Tran is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative from California's 45th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Tran is the
Official portrait, 2025
Tran (center) with fellow Democratic politicians Adam Gray, Dave Min, Will Rollins, and Adam Schiff in 2024.
Tran's local district swearing-in ceremony to Congress, 2025
Sara Jacobs (left) and Tran meet with service members at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.
Vietnamese Americans
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Vietnamese Americans are Americans of Vietnamese ancestry. They constitute the largest part of the Vietnamese diaspora. As of 2023, over 2.3 million people of Vietnamese descent live in the United Sta
Derek Tran
…who has served as the U.S. representative from California's 45th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Tran is the third Vietnamese American to be elected to Congress and the first to represent California. Tran was born in Los Angeles County, California, on December 22, 1980. Tran grew up…
Vietnamese refugees at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, during the late 1970s
Vietnamese boat people awaiting rescue.
Phước Lộc Thọ (Asian Garden Mall), the first Vietnamese American business center in Little Saigon, California
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