# @derektranca on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOzKOdxRSY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69470194-derektranca-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1a6c40d392.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T18:11:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Derek Tran (@derektranca) — https://gondola.cc/derektranca

## Caption

My parents immigrated here in pursuit of a better life and the American Dream.

With a profound appreciation for this country, I enlisted in the Army, defended workers in court, started a small family business, and then ran for Congress to give the largest Vietnamese diaspora in the world a voice.

## Stats

- **Views:** 5,145
- **Likes:** 193
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 23

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andre Achacon | @andre.achacon | https://gondola.cc/andre.achacon | Director of Digital |

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