Texas city elects its 1st Viet American council member
Jimmy Tran aims to focus on public safety, neighborhoods, economic development and government transparency.
Jimmy Tran has become the first Asian American and first Vietnamese American elected to the Garland, Texas, City Council, at the heart of one of the country’s largest Vietnamese communities.
A historic first
Tran was sworn in to represent District 1 this month. He has spent more than a decade volunteering acr…
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