Tram Nguyen on How Virginia Turned Blue
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In This Episode:
Tram Nguyen, co-director of New Virginia Majority, talks with us about how her work with refugees and disaster survivors led her to electoral organizing, an effort that has transformed the former Confederate state of Virginia into a national leader in voting rights expansion and progressive ideals.
Tram also shares her family’s history of courage and resilience—from fleeing Vietnam to living in a refugee camp in Thailand to their early days as new immigrants facing racism in Virginia in the 1980s. We also discuss Virginia's upcoming gubernatorial election, who the New Virginia Majority is endorsing and why.
References:
Tram Nguyen, New Virginia Majority, Co-Executive Director - @tramNVM
New Virginia Majority - @NewVAMajority - Support New Virginia Majority Here
BPSOS Website
Virginia’s Movers and Shakers
Jennifer McClellan - @JennMcClellanVA
Marcia “Cia” Price - @PriceForDel95
Lashrecse Aird - @delegateaird
Kathy Tran - @KathyKLTran
News Articles
NYT//Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti – Virginia, the Old Confederacy’s Heart, Becomes a Voting Rights Bastion
NYT//Tram Nguyen – Democrats Could Learn a Lot From What Happened In Virginia
OZY//Sharline Chiang - I Tried It … Being White
Background
Vietnamese Boat People
VA State Legislature - SAVE Program