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Oral History of Nhung Tran
No full textThis is an oral history with Mr. Nhung Tran, an airplane mechanic who currently resides in the city of Garden Grove, California. This interview talked about his past and his story of how he immigrated to America. It focuses on how he felt about the war and the sudden need to uproot his family to make a better life in the United States. He is currently living in Southern California because he loves being close to Little Saigon.Recorded Digitall
Oral History of Minh Ngoc Tran
No full textThe oral history by Mr. Minh Ngoc Tran who was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam 1963. He immigrated to the U.S. after he escaped Vietnam and settled at a refugee camp in Indonesia. He had some secondary education in Vietnam and had two years of college at Fullerton college under electronics. He started in America with many menial jobs such as being a dishwasher, and eventually became a system technician and then an electrician. Some significant accomplishments he made include escaping Vietnam by boat, sponsoring over his family, moving to the U.S., and securing a well-paying job. He’s married to his wife Dao Thi Tran, and had has three boys. He now resides in Eastvale, California.Recorded digitall
Oral History of Phat Van Tran
No full textPhat Tran reveals his history through interview, exploring his memories which are seldom spoken. This interview concentrates on his childhood in Vietnam, his experience with the Orderly Departure Program, early life as a first generation Vietnamese American, opening his own business, and his overall impression of his life. He is a narrator of UC Irvine’s Vietnamese American Oral History Project whose purpose is to archive theseRecorded Digitall
Interview with Duyen Tran
No full textDuyen Tran is a 33-year-old Vietnamese American woman who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Tran is a community organizer and aspiring family and marriage therapist. As a Buddhist practitioner, she applies Buddhist principles to her mental health work. Tran is a Sewing Auntie and Care Coordinator for the Auntie Sewing Squad.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/auntiesewing_interviews/1033/thumbnail.jp
Rhyacobates anderseni Tran & Yang 2006
No full textRhyacobates anderseni Tran & Yang, 2006 Rhyacobates anderseni Tran & Yang, 2006: 14 –16, Figs. 7 –16, 27 (type locality: Vu Quang, Ha Tinh Prov., Vietnam). Material examined. For holotype and paratypes, see Tran & Yang (2006). Size. Males, length 6.0– 6.1 (allotype 6.0), width 1.83–1.85 (allotype 1.83) (apterous), length 6.1–6.2, width 1.85–1.88 (macropterous); females, length 6.8 –7.0 (holotype 6.8), width 2.52–2.57 (holotype 2.52) (apterous). Remarks. The followings are diagnostic characteristics of R. anderseni: the mesonotum of the male has a slender yellow stripe on the posterior half; the mesonotum of the female has a broader yellow median marking on the posterior three-fifths; the abdomen of the male is relatively short; in lateral view, abdominal segment 8 of the male has a concave ventral surface; the male proctiger has round angular projections on each side (see Tran & Yang 2006: Fig. 12); the male paramere is falciform, slightly broad, long, and not conspicuously setose (see Tran & Yang 2006: Figs. 13, 14); the metanotum of the female has a pointed median process on the posterior margin (see Tran & Yang 2006: Fig. 7); the abdomen of the female is short (length about 0.2 times body length), sternum 7 is long, almost enclosing the genital segments with its connexival margin raised slightly upwards, with a pair of long posterior projections pointing outwards and downwards (see Tran & Yang 2006: Figs. 8, 9), and its posterior margin is almost straight, bearing two short lateral processes (see Tran & Yang 2006: Fig. 10). For detailed comparisons of Rhyacobates anderseni with its congeners and other ptilomerine genera (Andersenius and Pleciobates), refer to Tran & Yang (2006: 16). Habitats. See Tran & Yang (2006: 16). Distribution. Vietnam: Ha Tinh. China: Yunnan.Published as part of Tran, A. D. & Nguyen, X. Q., 2016, Three new species of the water strider genus Rhyacobates Esaki, 1923 (Hemiptera: Gerridae) from Vietnam, pp. 501-516 in Zootaxa 4121 (5) on pages 512-513, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/27168
Metrocoris vietnamensis Tran & Zettel 2005
No full textMetrocoris vietnamensis Tran & Zettel, 2005 (Figs. 9, 52–55) Metrocoris vietnamensis Tran & Zettel, 2005: 42–45, Figs. 1–9, 24, 26, 27 (type locality: Ba Na - Nui Chua, Da Nang, Vietnam). Material examined. Holotype and paratypes: see Tran & Zettel (2005). Others: VIETNAM: Da Nang Prov.: 1 male, 1 female (apt), Ba Na - Nui Chua, Suoi Nai - Thac Cau Vong, coll. Tran A.D. & Tan H.H., 01 March 2005, THH05-23 (ZRC); 3 males, 5 females (apt), Ba Na - Nui Chua, Suoi Vong Nguyet, coll. Tran A.D. & Tan H.H., 01 March 2005, THH05-24 (ZRC). Diagnosis. Male: fore femur variably incrassate (ratio length/width: 3.03–4.36), ventral surface of fore femur in distal one-fourth with black indentation which proximally marked by distinct tooth, and with single stout sub-apical tooth; inner surface of fore tibia subbasally with tooth-like elevation (indistinct in males with small fore leg) (Figs. 52, 53). Male genitalia: pygophore not raised posteriorly, caudal margin broadly rounded, caudal face with paired, shallow impressions, dorso-lateral process curved and apically blunt (see Tran & Zettel, 2005: Figs. 4, 5); proctiger elongate (see Tran & Zettel, 2005: Fig. 5); paramere prominent, falciform, strongly curved and apically strongly narrowed (Fig. 54); endosoma: dorsal sclerite long and recurved proximally, apical accessory sclerite distinct, lateral sclerite very large, slightly curved, ventral sclerite short, thin accessory lateral sclerite present (see Tran & Zettel, 2005: Figs. 7, 8). Sternum 7 of female (Fig. 55): large, slightly longer than preceding abdominal sterna together, posterior one-third constricted, bifid forming two widely separated lobes, slightly slanting but not curved dorsad; notch between lobes as wide as each lobe; apices of lobes pointed, reaching apex of abdomen in ventral view. Size: apterous males: length 6.0–6.8 (holotype 6.7), width 2.67–3.06 (holotype 2.96), macropterous males: length 6.2, width 2.73; apterous females: length 5.1–5.5 (allotype 5.4), width 2.81–3.10 (allotype 3.01). Remarks. Metrocoris vietnamensis belongs to the Metrocoris bilobatus species group (sensu Chen & Nieser, 1993), and is the second species of this group found in Vietnam, the first being M. bilobatoides (see Chen & Nieser, 1993). A detailed comparison of Metrocoris vietnamensis with its congeners in the M. bilobatus group has already been provided by Tran & Zettel (2005: 44–45). For further comparisons with other members of M. bilobatus group which occur in Vietnam, see subsequent Remarks under M. johnpolhemi, new species. Distribution. Vietnam: Da Nang (Fig. 138).Published as part of A. D., Tran & Polhemus, D. A., 2017, The genus Metrocoris Mayr, 1865 (Gerromorpha: Gerridae) in Vietnam, with descriptions of five new species, pp. 109-149 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65 on page 119, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.450263
Gavin Tran
No full textGavin Tran is a Vietnamese-Canadian Film Editor and Filmmaker from Vancouver, BC who enjoys crafting the story and energy behind the keyboard in the editing room. He has graduated from Capilano University with a Bachelors's Degree in Motion Picture Arts back in 2020. His interests are in factual and fictional tales that explode with passionate creativity, originality, and emotion
Interview with The Tran and Yen Tran (Saigon Noodles)
No full textThe Tran is the owner of a Vietnamese restaurant in Salinas, California, called Saigon Noodles, located just a short distance away from the Northridge Mall. The Tran was born in Vietnam near the capital of Saigon, now called Ho Chi Min City, and later immigrated to the United States as a young adult. Growing up, The always ate Vietnamese food, and his favorite food was Vietnamese noodle soup, also called pho. About five years ago, in 2018, The opened Saigon Noodles with his brother and his wife, Yen Tran, who continues to help him at the restaurant. They named their restaurant Saigon Noodles due to his love of pho and the fact that Saigon is a well-known name connected to Vietnam and his upbringing. It took a couple of years for the business to build up customers, but over time their restaurant has become successful and is a favorite eatery among the local Salinas population.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/asia-pacific-foodways_interviews/1020/thumbnail.jp
Ranatra nieseri Tran & Nguyen 2016
No full textRanatra nieseri Tran & Nguyen, 2016 Ranatra nieseri Tran & Nguyen, 2016: 517–519 (type locality: Ninh Binh, Vietnam). Material examined. Same as in Tran & Nguyen (2016). Diagnosis. Body length: males 22.0–2.5, female 24.0; siphon length ca. 0.7–0.8× body length; lorum swollen, slightly lower than clypeus; vertex higher than eye, with low conical tubercle; eye width ca. 0.9–1.1× interocular width; space between middle coxae about 0.6× space between hind coxae; posterior margin of metasternum slightly emarginated; hind femur, when folded back parallel to body nearly reaching apex of abdomen (in both sexes); paramere dorso-ventrally constricted in distal third, apical hook evenly curved, tip of hook truncate, expanded, ventral margin with a broad tooth-like elevation immediately basad of hook. Distribution. Vietnam: Ninh Binh (Tran & Nguyen, 2016).Published as part of Tran, A. D. & Zettel, H., 2021, Taxonomy of the Ranatra biroi group sensu Lansbury, 1972 (Nepomorpha: Nepidae), with descriptions of two new species, pp. 507-521 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 69 on page 514, DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2021-0068, http://zenodo.org/record/717461
Rhyacobates gongvo Tran & Yang 2006
No full textRhyacobates gongvo Tran & Yang, 2006 (Figs. 41, 42) Rhyacobates gongvo Tran & Yang, 2006: 16 –19, Figs. 17 –25, 28 (type locality: Sa Pa, Lao Cai Prov., Vietnam). Material examined. For holotype and paratypes, see Tran & Yang (2006). Others: VIETNAM: Lao Cai Prov.: 1 female (apterous), Sa Pa, Nam Sai, Seo Nam Sai stream 1, 22° 15.761 ’N 103 ° 55.909 ’E, 844 m asl., coll. Dinh N.H. et al., 24 October 2012, DNH 12.09 (ZMHU); 1 female (apterous), Sa Pa, Nam Sai, Seo Nam Sai stream 2, 22° 14.67 ’N 103 ° 59.541 ’E, 469 m asl., coll. Dinh N.H. et al., 24 October 2012, DNH 12.10 (ZNHU); 6 males, 5 females (apterous), 2 males (macropterous, de-alated), Sa Pa, Ban Ho, Ban Den, Nam Pu stream (feeder stream of Muong Hoa stream), 22 ° 15.709 ’N 103 ° 58.054 ’E, 416 m asl., coll. Tran A.D. et al., 29 May 2013, TAD 1316 (ZMHU); 1 male, 2 females (apterous), Sa Pa, Thanh Phu, Nam Cang stream, 22 ° 15.401 ’N 103 ° 58.866 ’E, 398 m asl., coll. Tran A.D. et al., 26 October 2013, TAD 1359 (ZMHU); 13 males, 4 females (apterous), Sa Pa, Ban Ho, Nam Pu stream (feeder stream of Muong Hoa stream), site 1, at lower section, 22 ° 15.778 ’N 103 ° 58.270 ’E, 404 m asl., coll. Tran A.D. et al., 26 October 2013, TAD 1361 (ZMHU); 1 female (apterous), Sa Pa, Cat Cat, Ho stream (feeder stream of Muong Hoa stream), 22 ° 19.546 ’N 103 ° 49.880 ’E, 1233 m asl., coll. Tran A.D. et al., 27 October 2013, TAD 1366 (ZMHU). Size. Males, length 6.2–6.5 (allotype 6.5), width 1.88–2.20 (apterous), length 6.4, width 1.97 (macropterous, de-alated); females, length 7.8–8.3 (holotype 8.3), width 2.52–2.67 (holotype 2.52) (apterous), length 7.5, width 2.44 (macropterous, de-alated). Remarks. Rhyacobates gongvo differs from other species of Rhyacobates by the following diagnostic characteristics: in the apterous morph, the mesonotum has a median yellow stripe on the posterior three quarters; the male proctiger has small angular projections on each side (see Tran & Yang 2006: Fig. 22); the male paramere is relatively long and slender, not setose (see Tran & Yang 2006: Figs. 24, 25); the abdomen of the female is elongate and straight (length about 0.4 times body length), the posterior part of sternum 7 is slightly depressed dorsoventrally (see Tran & Yang 2006: Fig. 17); sternum 7 of the female does not totally enclose the genital segments, the posterior margin is straight and without a process, and the connexival projections are long, straight, and flat (see Tran & Yang 2006: Figs. 18–20). Rhyacobates gongvo is relatively similar to R. malaisei Andersen & Chen, 1995, but can be separated from the latter by the diagnosis above (for a comparison between these two species, see Tran & Yang 2006: 18–19). Habitats. See Fig. 40; also see Tran & Yang (2006: 18). Distribution. Vietnam: Lao Cai.Published as part of Tran, A. D. & Nguyen, X. Q., 2016, Three new species of the water strider genus Rhyacobates Esaki, 1923 (Hemiptera: Gerridae) from Vietnam, pp. 501-516 in Zootaxa 4121 (5) on page 513, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/27168
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