Rep. Michelle Steel introduces bill to rename Little Saigon post office in honor of Vietnamese hero
Michelle De Pacina
Wed, October 6, 2021, 2:38 PM
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In a press release on Oct. 1, Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-48) introduced her bill to rename the post office at 9317 Bolsa Rd. in Little Saigon, Calif. to “General Tran Hung Dao Post Office.”
Honoring a hero: General Tran Hung Dao is considered one of the greatest military generals of all time. He still remains a significant figure to the Vietnamese community, according to Orange County Breeze.
Featured Image via Rep. Michelle Steel
Michelle De Pacina
Wed, October 6, 2021, 2:38 PM
In this article:
- Trần Hưng Đạo
Vietnamese prince, military general of Trần dynasty
In a press release on Oct. 1, Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-48) introduced her bill to rename the post office at 9317 Bolsa Rd. in Little Saigon, Calif. to “General Tran Hung Dao Post Office.”
Honoring a hero: General Tran Hung Dao is considered one of the greatest military generals of all time. He still remains a significant figure to the Vietnamese community, according to Orange County Breeze.
- The brilliant military strategist saved Vietnam from Mongolian invasion three times, which is considered one of the greatest military feats in history.
- “I’m proud to represent Little Saigon, which is home to over 189,000 Vietnamese Americans – the largest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam,” stated Rep. Steel. “This week, in honor of the anniversary of his death on October 3rd, I introduced a bill that would rename a U.S. Post Office in Little Saigon as the ‘General Tran Hung Dao Post Office.’”
- “This renaming would mean so much to those in the Vietnamese community that I am so proud to represent,” she added.
Featured Image via Rep. Michelle Steel
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