Trang Nguyen

Trang is a first generation college graduate who was born in Vietnam. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and has been working as a paralegal in immigration law since 2019.

She came to the US at age 4 and grew up in San Diego near the Mexican border. Growing up surrounded by immigrants, she witnessed and experienced firsthand the struggles of immigrants. She was able to attend university in large part due to the college readiness programs offered at her school. She plans to attend law school and one day provide legal services to the Vietnamese and Hispanic communities in her neighborhood. Trang is fluent in Vietnamese and English.