[2] The daughter of a Vietnamese mother and American soldier, she was left with her grandmother and grew up in Saigon, working as a housekeeper from the age of 8, before moving to the U.S. at 18.

[3] Tran was raised in Tenderloin, San Francisco with two older brothers, Phong and Hao, and one younger, Trieu.

[5] He subsequently enrolled at California State University, Long Beach as a computer science major but soon switched to mechanical engineering.

[3] Later, his family was granted a free membership at the Skating Club of San Francisco and also found a local sponsor.

[3] In October 2017, he debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, placing twelfth in Poland.

[10] Following Eric Sjoberg's withdrawal, Tran was invited to his first Grand Prix event, the 2022 Skate America, where he finished tenth.