John Tran
American politician
John Tran (Vietnamese: Trần Diệc Tuyền; born November 20, 1975) is an American former politician who served on the Rosemead, California city council.
Early and personal life
John Tran was born in Saigon, Southern Vietnam on November 20, 1975, the fourth of six children. Sponsored by an American family, Tran and his family left Communist controlled Vietnam in 1979, immigrating to the United States and settling originally in Oklahoma. After moving to Arizona, the Tran family next moved to Monterey Park, California when Tran was 10 years old. They later settled in Rosemead, California. Tran attended school in the Garvey School District during his elementary and middle school years, graduating from Garvey Intermediate School. In 1993, Tran graduated from Mark Keppel High School in the Alhambra High School District.
Upon graduation from high school, Tran married his first wife, an American citizen. When Tran turned 18 years old, he became a naturalized United States citizen. Tran is the father of two sons, Andre Tran and Joshua Tran, from his first marriage and two children with his current wife.
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