Len Tran

Len V. Tran - Author - QHP Best Indie Choice Award

Len Tran

- Engineer | Martial Artist | Speaker | Author -

Len's Book

Split Up by the Sea is a memoir of survival and hope. Winner of Quill Hawk Publishing's 2023 Best Indie Choice Award.

silhouette of father and son holding hand on the shore with sunset

About Len's Book

On the boat, we all had one mission and that was to find freedom. We sacrificed our lives not knowing the danger that lies ahead. Our families were left behind; we were split up by the sea. It was a journey that hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese were willing to endure. However, after finding freedom, something else was lost. Living in America, we lost our language, culture, and family. The South China Sea was the bridge for us to find freedom and opportunity, yet, it was also the cause of further separation and turmoil.

Len Tran - Author

Len Tran, a graduate from City College of New York (CCNY) in 1998 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering, has been working as an engineer and a supervisor at the Patent and Trademark Office for more than two decades. With over thirty-five years of martial arts experience, he is also the founder of Virginia Shorin-Ryu, a traditional Okinawan karate style since 2005. In addition to teaching karate, he founded Kinetic Mind in 2020 with the vision of helping people engineer their busy minds to maintain focus and improve everyday life.