Truong Tran (b. 1969) received his MFA from San Francisco State University in 1995 in the field of writing and is the author of numerous volumes of poetry. He is a self-taught visual artist whose work has been exhibited in venues including the California Historical Society, California Institute of Integral Studies, SOMArts Gallery, Telegraph Hill Gallery, and the San Francisco International Art Market Art Fair. He lives in San Francisco and teaches at Mills College.