Jenn Tran is proud to be a first-generation Asian American.
“Each my mother and father have been born in Vietnam and immigrated over right here,” Jenn informed Bachelor Nation in a Could 2024 interview. “My brother [James] was born in Vietnam and immigrated over right here with them. They’d me over right here in New Jersey, so I’m a first-generation Vietnamese American.”
In response to Jenn, she is “so extremely proud” of her heritage — and to be the primary Asian American Bachelorette.
“My mother and father came visiting right here with virtually nothing of their pockets, no profession,” she informed the outlet. “They’d a profession over there, however to come back over right here and begin throughout and try to make one thing of themselves is one thing that I’m so happy with. I’ll always remember how arduous it was for them to construct themselves up and provides me the life that I’ve immediately.”
Although Jenn’s household assimilated, she nonetheless holds Vietnamese cultural traditions pricey.
“I don’t have the most important household, however I do need to have the ability to cross my Vietnamese tradition on to my children, and all of the traditions,” she stated to Bachelor Nation. “There may be a lot to Vietnamese tradition: meals, traditions, going to temple, faith, and all the pieces. I would like to have the ability to proceed celebrating all of it all through my life by way of my future children.”
Jenn’s mother and father finally separated years earlier than she was named the following Bachelorette. Her mother will seem in an upcoming episode as seen in an early teaser.
Scroll beneath to be taught extra about Jenn’s household:
Jenn Tran’s Mother
Jenn is near her mom, beforehand detailing their bond throughout the March 2024 After the Remaining Rose particular.
“She got here right here from Vietnam. She left medical faculty to present my brother and I a greater life,” Jenn stated on the time. “When my dad left, she took on the function of two mother and father and by no means complained as soon as. She’s simply at all times been there by way of thick and skinny for my brother and I it doesn’t matter what. She actually simply means all the pieces to me.”
Jenn Tran’s Dad
Jenn’s mother and father are divorced and the PA scholar is presently estranged from her father. Throughout an episode of Joey Graziadei’s season of The Bachelor, Jenn revealed that her mother and father’ struggles impacted her capacity to really feel worthy of affection and dedication.
Jenn Tran’s Brother
“James Tran [is] my largest fan and my largest hater,” Jenn captioned a June 2024 TikTok video, referring to her older sibling.