Sep. 12, 2022: Stanford University announced the new Scott J. J. Hsu Director of the Asian American Activities Center, Linda Tran. Linda brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role, as well as an understanding of Stanford. As a result of her appointment, Linda joins the Centers for Equity, Community and Leadership Team!
Linda My Hang Tran (she/her/hers) has a deep connection to Stanford and is excited to return to campus to help shape and lead the vision for the A3C community. Linda brings over 12 years of international and domestic experience leading education, youth and community development, gender equality, and women’s programs with an emphasis on providing services for marginalized populations. In particular, she has championed issues of educational access, equity, and empowerment for young people of color through the lens of leadership development and agency.
Linda is the daughter of refugee parents from Viet Nam who settled in San Jose, CA. As a first-generation college student, she recognized the need for Stanford to become more inclusive and equitable for all students from marginalized backgrounds. She brought this understanding to her roles as an active leader in both the undergraduate and graduate Asian American communities, Okada resident, student staff member at the A3C, and later as a board member of the Stanford Asian Pacific American Alumni Club (SAPAAC). The breadth and depth of these experiences, along with her BA in Asian American Studies ('06) and MA in Sociology ('07), began Linda's journey to becoming a community activist and transformative leader who centers justice, equity, and the needs of our most vulnerable communities.
Linda’s passion and commitment to racial and social justice continued in her work after Stanford in the non-profit and public sector. She later earned a Master of Public Administration degree from San Francisco State University, as well as professional credentials in project management in the humanitarian and international development sectors, and the gender and development field. Most recently, she served as Associate Director of Gender Equality and Girls’ Education at an international NGO, where she provided strategic leadership for a global portfolio of eight program countries across Asia and Africa. Additionally, Linda has worked in various organizations throughout the SF Bay Area to support youth and grassroots community organizing within Asian American communities.