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==Early and personal life==
==Early and personal life==
John Tran was born in [[Saigon]], [[South Vietnam]] on November 20, 1975, <ref>''Who's Who in Young Asian Americans''[http://www.asianamerican.net/bios/Tran-John.html]</ref> the fourth child in a family of six children. Sponsored by an American family,<ref>asianweek.com - ''Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor''; April 4, 2007[http://www.asianweek.com/2007/04/04/tran-becomes-rosemeads-first-vietnamese-mayor/]</ref> Tran and his family left Communist-controlled Vietnam in 1979, [[Immigration|immigrating]] to the [[United States]] and settling originally in [[Oklahoma]]. After moving to [[Arizona]], the Tran family next moved to [[Monterey Park, California]]<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/24/local/me-tran24</ref> when Tran was 10 years old. They later settled in [[Rosemead, California]]. <ref>asianweek.com - ''Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor''; April 4, 2007[http://www.asianweek.com/2007/04/04/tran-becomes-rosemeads-first-vietnamese-mayor/]</ref> 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.<ref>LA Times - May 24, 2009 [http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/24/local/me-tran24]</ref>
John Tran was born in [[Saigon]], [[South Vietnam]] on November 20, 1975, <ref>''Who's Who in Young Asian Americans''[http://www.asianamerican.net/bios/Tran-John.html]</ref> the fourth child in a family of six children. Sponsored by an American family,<ref>asianweek.com - ''Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor''; April 4, 2007[http://www.asianweek.com/2007/04/04/tran-becomes-rosemeads-first-vietnamese-mayor/]</ref> The Tran's left Communist-controlled Vietnam in 1979, [[Immigration|immigrating]] to the [[United States]], and settled originally in [[Oklahoma]]. After moving to [[Arizona]], the Tran family next moved to [[Monterey Park, California]]<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/24/local/me-tran24</ref> when Tran was 10 years old. They later settled in [[Rosemead, California]]. <ref>asianweek.com - ''Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor''; April 4, 2007[http://www.asianweek.com/2007/04/04/tran-becomes-rosemeads-first-vietnamese-mayor/]</ref> 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.<ref>LA Times - May 24, 2009 [http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/24/local/me-tran24]</ref>


Upon graduation from high school, Tran married his first wife. When he turned 18 years old, he became a [[Naturalization|naturalized]] citizen of the United States.<ref>Man of the Town[http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=aedb64f152de229de9994167278d0dcf]</ref>
Upon graduation from high school, Tran married his first wife. When he turned 18 years old, he became a [[Naturalization|naturalized]] citizen of the United States.<ref>Man of the Town[http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=aedb64f152de229de9994167278d0dcf]</ref>

Revision as of 23:24, 16 November 2009

John Tran
Personal details
Born (1975-11-20) November 20, 1975 (age 49)
Saigon, Vietnam
ChildrenJoshua, Andre and Jack Dylan
ProfessionRealtor

John Tran is an American politician who served on the Rosemead, California city council as that city's first Asian-American mayor.

Early and personal life

John Tran was born in Saigon, South Vietnam on November 20, 1975, [1] the fourth child in a family of six children. Sponsored by an American family,[2] The Tran's left Communist-controlled Vietnam in 1979, immigrating to the United States, and settled originally in Oklahoma. After moving to Arizona, the Tran family next moved to Monterey Park, California[3] when Tran was 10 years old. They later settled in Rosemead, California. [4] 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.[5]

Upon graduation from high school, Tran married his first wife. When he turned 18 years old, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States.[6] Tran is the father of three sons, two from his first marriage and one from his relationship with his current fiancee. He has lived in Rosemead for over 18 years. [7]

Career and public service

Tran started his public service career as a member of the Garvey School District Board of Education in 1999. At age 23, Tran was the youngest member to be elected to the board. He later served as Garvey's school board president in 2002.[8]

During the time he served the Garvey School District, Tran assisted in setting high expectations for district administrators and staff[9] and was involved in the development and approval of two joint-use agreements with the City of Rosemead to build two gymnasiums to be placed on each of the district's two intermediate school campuses.[10] While serving on the Garvey School Board, Tran also served on the board of directors of the California Latino School Board Members Association and was a member of the California School Board Association.[11] While chairperson of the Garvey School District bond committee, Tran participated in coordinating the work of the staff and community to facilitate the passing of General Obligation Bond Q; a 30 million-dollar bond initiative to benefit the students of the Garvey School District by continuing modernization of the district's school campuses.[12]

Following his school board service, Tran was elected to the Rosemead city council in March, 2005 - serving only one term. Tran is the first Asian-American elected to the council.[13] As with many cities in the state of California,[14] the Rosemead city council rotates its members into the mayor’s position; Tran was appointed mayor of Rosemead in March, 2007. Running for re-election in March 2009, Tran lost the bid by only one vote.[15]

On November 3, 2009, Tran contested and won the seat of a two-term incumbent on The El Monte Union High School District School Board.[16]

Tran is also a licensed real-estate agent and consultant. [17]

References

  1. ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans[1]
  2. ^ asianweek.com - Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor; April 4, 2007[2]
  3. ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/24/local/me-tran24
  4. ^ asianweek.com - Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor; April 4, 2007[3]
  5. ^ LA Times - May 24, 2009 [4]
  6. ^ Man of the Town[5]
  7. ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [6]
  8. ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [7]
  9. ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans[8]
  10. ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans[9]
  11. ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [10]
  12. ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans[11]
  13. ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [12]
  14. ^ asianweek.com - Tran Becomes Rosemead's First Vietnamese Mayor; April 4, 2007[13]
  15. ^ LA Times - May 24, 2009[14]
  16. ^ svgtribune.com; New faces on San Gabriel Valley school boards - Amanda Baumfeld and Maritza Velazquez, Staff Writers, 11/04/2009 [15]
  17. ^ Who's Who in Young Asian Americans [16]
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