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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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
In 1984, volunteers stood outside supermarkets in Orange County, clipboards in hand, helping fellow Vietnamese Americans register to vote.
Van Tran, then a freshman at UC Irvine, was one of them.
Freshman Rep. Derek Tran (D-Calif.) flipped a Republican seat in November by hundreds of votes, a minuscule total which he attributes to his strength in the Vietnamese-American community.
We caught up with Tran to hear how he’s preparing to mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the freshman’s take on his opening months in Congress and how Democrats can win back the House.
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.
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.