Trang's father was a South Vietnamese army officer who fled the country in 1975 after the fall of Saigon, leaving his family behind. When Trang was six, she and her mother and brothers boarded a cargo ship bound for Hong Kong, a difficult journey during which Trang became very ill. They reunited with Trang's father in the United States in 1980 and settled in California. She enrolled at the University of California, Irvine to study civil engineering, but switched her focus to acting after a talent scout spotted her. We're sure you maybe kindasorta had that idea in mind already, but let us assure you, it's a great decision. A retro yet always popular choice, being a Power Ranger is a ton of fun. So, go on, get this Yellow Ranger costume. It's Morphin Time! Product Details Johnson 2012, 33:20–33:28 "We got really close at a certain point in our life where we were sleeping over each other's house. And, the big earthquake... We were having a slumber party. She was sleeping over and, oh my God, we went through that earthquake together, me and her. We thought nuclear war was happening. We did! We didn't know what was happening. It was crazy! And how crazy is our job? Okay, so the earthquake happens, alright, the morning of the earthquake, they called us into work. We do gown there, we ended up not shooting because the crew didn't show up, but..."

a b c d Hunt, James (June 11, 2015). "Whatever happened to the original Power Rangers?". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019 . Retrieved June 14, 2019. Trang's father died in 1992 [5] when she was 18. She graduated from Banning High School in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, [1] and enrolled at the University of California, Irvine to study civil engineering, planning to follow her father and siblings into the field. [1] [3] [5] Trang's hobbies included playing tennis, jogging, and reading romance novels. [1] [6] [15] She also had a dog named Nia. [6] Trang switched her focus to acting after a chance run in with a talent scout while hanging out with friends. This led to an introductory acting class at UCI in 1992 where she was spotted for a commercial for the Church of Scientology, even though she herself was a Buddhist. [3] [8] [16] Trang, the first person in her family to study acting, [3] said she intended to later finish her education despite undertaking an acting career. [3] [5] Career [ edit ] Power Rangers [ edit ] a b Fleming, Michael (July 26, 1994). "Waging war on pay is risky for popular 'Power Rangers' ". Chicago Sun-Times. p.29. a b c d e "Natalee Holloway Still Missing After 31 Days; Inspiring Stories [Transcript]". Larry King Live. CNN. June 29, 2005. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019 . Retrieved June 22, 2019. David Yost & Walter Emanuel Jones on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always". Screen Rant. April 26, 2023.

Thuỳ Trang was born in Saigon, South Vietnam, now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on December 14, 1973, [1] [2] to father Ky Trang and mother Be Trang. She had two brothers and one sister. [3] Her father, a South Vietnamese army (ARVN) officer, was tasked with protecting Saigon from communist North Vietnamese army. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, he was forced to leave his family behind and fled the country, immigrating to the United States. [4] Trang and her family lived in a detention camp as her father petitioned the U.S. government for political asylum for his family. They fled Saigon when Trang was two years old. [5] [6] [7]

Storm, Jonathan (December 14, 1993). "The Power of 'Power Rangers' ". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p.F01.a b c d e Mendoza, Manuel (November 11, 1994). "Flying colors – 'Rangers' replacements hail from Dallas area". The Dallas Morning News. p.34A. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1994)". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019 . Retrieved August 17, 2019.