Thuy Trang

Thuy Trang (Vietnamese: Thuỳ Trang ; December 14, 1973 – September 3, 2001) was a Vietnamese-born American actress. She was best known for her role as Trini Kwan, the original Yellow Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television series. Trang died in a fatal car accident on September 3, 2001 near San Francisco at the age of 27. 2Early life Trang was born in Saigon, South Vietnam. Her father, a South Vietnamese army (ARVN) soldier, was tasked with protecting capitalist Saigon from the communist North Vietnamese army during the fall of Saigon in 1975. Her father's battalion was low on ammunition and air support during the fierce battle. Communist forces ultimately overcame his battalion. Her father tried to return home to get his family, but the route was blocked by the North Vietnamese army. Fearing for his life, Trang's father fled South Vietnam and was eventually granted political asylum by the United States. He vowed to bring his family to the United State