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May 1, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) issued a letter to U.S. Consul General Susan Burns, condemning her recent participation in events held by the Communist Regime of Vietnam commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.

Congressman Tran is the son of Vietnamese refugees and the only Vietnamese American currently serving in Congress. He is the first Vietnamese American to represent CA-45 - home to the largest Vietnamese diaspora in the world.


May 1, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, also known as Black April or “Tháng Tư Đen,” Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) held a series of events and brought a bipartisan group of Members of Congress together to commemorate this solemn milestone. 


May 1, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Representative Derek Tran (D-CA) introduced a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives recognizing the 50th anniversary of Black April and the Fall of Saigon, which occurred on April 30, 1975. Congressman Derek Tran is the only Vietnamese American currently serving in Congress, the son of Vietnamese refugees, and the first Vietnamese American to represent Orange County - home to the largest Vietnamese diaspora in the world - in Congress.


April 30, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45), alongside CAPAC Chair Grace Meng (NY-06) and Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), held a press conference to recognize April 30th as Black April and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. The Congressman was also joined by Virginia Delegate Kathy Tran and Christina Bich-Tram Le, a Vietnamese-American journalist and community activist from Little Saigon in Orange County, California.


April 30, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) raised the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam, recognized around the world as the Vietnamese Heritage flag, outside his office in Washington in observance of the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. This display honors the legacy of the fall of Saigon, also known as Black April, and serves as a reminder of the strength of the Vietnamese community in the face of adversity.


April 29, 2025

Washington, D.C. – This Wednesday, April 30, Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) will host and participate in a series of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, also known as Black April or “Tháng Tư Đen”. 


April 25, 2025

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – This week, Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) hosted two town hall events in Cerritos and Buena Park to meet directly with constituents and hear their concerns about key matters impacting the district.

WATCH REP. DEREK TRAN HERE AND HERE.


April 18, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) announced a series of events and ongoing projects commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, also known as Black April or “Tháng Tư Đen” in Vietnamese. Fifty years after the oppressive communist regime took hold of South Vietnam on April 30, 1975, and fifty years since the first wave of the exodus, Rep. Tran will honor the sacrifices and resilience of the Vietnamese refugee community and recognize the diaspora’s significant contributions to our nation.


April 18, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Hôm nay, Dân Biểu Derek Trần (CA-45) đã công bố một chuỗi sự kiện và dự án để tưởng niệm 50 năm ngày Sài Gòn thất thủ, còn được gọi là Tháng Tư Đen.  Năm mươi năm sau khi chế độ Cộng Sản áp bức chiếm miền Nam Việt Nam vào ngày 30 tháng 4 năm 1975, và năm mươi năm kể từ làn sóng di tản đầu tiên, Dân Biểu Trần sẽ vinh danh những hy sinh và lòng kiên cường của cộng đồng người Việt tị nạn, đồng thời ghi nhận những đóng góp to lớn của cộng đồng này cho đất nước Hoa Kỳ của chúng ta.


April 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) appeared on CNN for a live town hall with three other battleground members moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Kaitlan Collins.


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