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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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2023-01-01 |
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| Name | Jennifer Tran |
| Address | 3542 Fruitvale Ave
Oakland , California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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| Contributor | CaliforniaModerate |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Feb 19, 2024 07:04pm |
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| Info | Dr. Jennifer Kim-Anh Tran (she, her, hers) was born and raised in Oakland, CA. As the daughter of Vietnamese refugee parents, her family faced poverty, racial discrimination, and cultural prejudice but persevered, eventually opening a nail salon business. Dr. Tran helped at her family business after school and on weekends for nearly 15 years, establishing her foundation of understanding for the needs of small businesses in the East Bay.
Raised by a single-father, Dr. Tran is grateful that he ensured she had a good education through Oakland’s public schools and later Bishop O’Dowd High school. She saw first-hand that her family and community, especially Black, Latinx, Asian and Pacific Islanders, were vulnerable in part because of a lack of public support. This propelled Dr. Tran to pursue undergraduate degrees in Urban Studies and Planning and Ethnic Studies from UC San Diego and eventually complete a Ph.D. from USC.
Dr. Tran’s intersectional life experiences as a queer Vietnamese-American woman from Oakland have forged her into an inclusive, determined, and effective leader. She has unapologetically fought against AAPI hate, gun violence, and anti-LGBTQ+ attacks.
Her solutions are built to solve problems today, not tomorrow, while building for a future that is greener, people-focused, and more equitable.
She organized initiatives centering equity, fairness and community investment in her various leadership roles on the East Bay Refugee /Immigrant Forum, Oakland Community Policing Advisory Board, Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation, New Leader Council, CSUEB Faculty Diversity and Equity Committee, and Oakland AAPI Unite Coalition.
A proven leader during moments of crisis, Dr. Tran understands the complex institutions and power structures we must navigate and leverage to solve the problems we face in the East Bay. We deserve an experienced community leader with bold and realistic plans to fix our broken systems.
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