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​Name (Age): Nh-Y "Vivi" Tran (61)

​Hometown: San Jose, CA

​Occupation: Retired Nurse

​Personal Claim to Fame: Becoming a refugee from the Vietnam War. I was born and raised in a small village in Vietnam for the first 13 years of my life, during those years the war being rampant. But in 1970, my savior came. A boat from the American military came to rescue the people in my village and bring us to America. There wasn't enough room for everyone, however, so my family stayed behind and let me go so I could make something of myself. I my parents since. When I got to America, I was placed with a family who adopted me and brought me in. I attended school, even went to college, and became a registered nurse. I retired just last year! My claim to fame is not giving up even though the cards were stacked against me from the minute I was born.

​Inspiration in Life: My father. He is the strongest man I know. Back in Vietnam, he was a fisherman and worked hard for fourteen hours a day to bring home a very small amount of money that my parents, my grandparents, and I could barely live off of. He never gave up, never lost that smile from his face, and even when the times were tough he pumped up my mother, grandmother, grandfather, and I and made sure we always had hope. My father even let me go to America to get a taste of the free life, sacrificing his own needs for me. He is an amazing man and I will never forget his and the rest of my family's sacrifices for me to get to where I am today.

​Hobbies: I am recently retired, so I have a whole list of things I enjoy doing! I love to read, knit, walk my dogs, walk my cats, spend time with my grandchildren, and most of all I love to write stories. Had I not been a nurse, I would have loved being an author, but my adopted parents wanted me to have a steady and reliable career so I went into nursing. I love nursing and I feel it was the perfect fit for me, but a small part of me still wonders if I could have made ti as an author.

​Pet Peeves: I don't like to use the word hate, but I hate people who hold no respect and completely disregard immigrants or people with a language barrier. I know how hard it is to be dropped in the middle of America, not knowing what to do (I didn't know a single word of English), and it disgusts me to witness people losing their patience over people not knowing English that well or simply disrespecting immigrants and wishing they would go back to their countries. Disgusting!

​3 Words to Describe You: Resilient, analytical, & competitive

​SURVIVOR Contestant You are Most Like: I would compare myself to Tai Trang from Kaoh Rong and Game Changers because we are both Vietnamese immigrants. I would also say that I am like Debbie Wanner because I am a little bit on the kooky side! Finally, I would compare myself to Kass McQuillen from Cagayan and Cambodia because I plan to play the game as hard as I can and take no mercy! Okay, that sounds a little vicious. Maybe let's just say I want to cause chaos.

​Reason for Competing on SURVIVOR: Well, I am recently retired and I wanted to compete in a new adventure. I wanted to participate in the greatest show on television! But you have to have a partner to compete on The Amazing Race so I settled on my second favorite show Survivor! Now, I've been through a lot of hard times in my life, so starving on a deserted island isn't exactly my idea of a good time but I believe I will still be able to have an amazingly fun time out there and make a ton of new friends. I also really want to win this game because I'm not exactly the richest person alive, and when I pass on I want my grandkid's kids to be set and have a little something-something to rely on.

​Why You Believe You Will Become the SOLE SURVIVOR: I will become the Sole Survivor because am I a very social person. I am able to be nice to people and I make friends very easily. I think people will really want to work with me because I am just so charismatic! I also really want to try and cause some chaos, but not blatantly because that would be stupid. I want to maybe throw in a couple of throwaway votes here and there, pin them on people I think are threats. I may be friends with everyone out there, but I am not afraid to play a little dirty. I've gotta win, I'm not going home a loser.

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