Vegans of Color
How Malina Tran Uses Her Engineering Skills To Help Animals
“Being a woman of color has definitely shaped my activism,” says Malina Tran, Los Angeles based software engineer
“Being a woman of color has definitely shaped my activism,” says Malina Tran, Los Angeles based software engineer and member of the organization Vegan Hacktivists. “I’ve noticed that my upbringing — specifically growing up in a socioeconomically and ethnically diverse area — has also helped with my activism. It has given me exposure to all types of people, which helps when outreaching in a place as diverse as LA and making meaningful connections with the people I speak to. It’s important for people to see others who look like them in the movement.” Tran, who is of Cambodian, Vietnamese, and Chinese descent, grew up in LA’s historic Echo Park neighborhood.
In addition to her participation in the local LA activist community, Tran is a member of the online collective the Vegan Hacktivists. The group, an international collective of experienced coders and developers, develops projects like this website that directs users to vegan activism opportunities and this directory of educational vegan video playlists. Read on to hear about the importance of food in Tran’s upbringing, her…
