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ann ngoc tran

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Ann Ngoc Tran (she/her/hers) is a PhD Candidate in the Department of American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.

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As a historian specializing in Global Southeast Asia, the American War in Viet Nam, and 20th-century U.S. history with dedicated attention to studies of race and ethnicity, her research delves into the archives of forced migrations, grounded environments of Asian diasporas, and material histories of refugee boats and ships in the South China Sea and the U.S. Gulf South. 

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She is an American Association for University Women (AAUW) Dissertation Fellow and a USC-Mellon Humanities in the Digital World 2024-2025 Fellow. ​Ann's writing has been published or is forthcoming in The Radical History ReviewThe Journal of American-East Asian RelationsThe SAGE Encyclopedia for Refugee Studies, and Amerasia Journal.

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Born in Saigon and raised in Dallas, Texas, she currently lives in Los Angeles with her two adorable pugs.

White Rocks

Address

USC Kaprielian Hall (KAP)

3620 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089

Email 

ngtran [at] usc [dot] edu

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