Mai Tran

Mai Tran is a genderqueer Vietnamese American writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in Apogee, Vox, i-D, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Find her online at maistran.com.

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Vietnamese refugees are claiming space in Orange County’s school system

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Hate crime data collection doesn’t prevent hate crimes

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People incarcerated in the Illinois Department of Corrections are waiting months to receive reduced sentence credits

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People incarcerated in the Illinois Department of Corrections are waiting months to receive reduced sentence credits

The Illinois Department of Corrections’ commissary shortage harms incarcerated people

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The Illinois Department of Corrections’ commissary shortage harms incarcerated people