
When I was a boy, my family fled a dictatorship. My uncle was thrown in prison. My father wore a stolen army uniform and carried a toy gun so we could slip past armed guards and escape Vietnam.
I know what authoritarianism looks like — and I’m seeing the signs again.
Trump is deploying troops in our cities, raiding homes at night, arresting teachers in front of students, tearing families apart. No judge. No jury. Just fear.
And too many in Congress are staying silent.
I’m running for Congress in California's newly-drawn 6th District to break Trump’s MAGA majority and defend the rights we’re losing — from the rule of law to reproductive freedom.
Will you join my campaign and chip in today?
Thank you so much. —Thien