Mymy Nhan was a regular at the Star Ballroom for more than a decade, choosing the Los Angeles-area dance hall as the place to “start the year fresh” with Lunar New Year celebrations. She was one of 11 people shot and killed in Monterey Park by a gunman.
“He loved people and hearing about their lives and in return, he shared his own stories with so much enthusiasm that you couldn’t help but listen and laugh along with him,” the family said.
“We hope that he danced to his heart’s content until the very end and hope that he is now dancing in heaven,” the family said. Nhan, 65, was a regular at both of the dance halls Tran targeted. The spots were popular places for older Asian Americans to socialize and dance. It was where Nhan chose to celebrate the new year, which came three weeks after the passing of her mother.
She immigrated from Vietnam in the 1980s and ended up making the San Gabriel Valley her home, living in the community of Rosemead. Quan said she didn’t know exactly how her aunt got into ballroom dance, but she thinks it had something to do with the fun frocks she got to wear.“What I do know is she is she’s always been really into fashion,” Quan said. “And I think those beautiful dresses come with ballroom dancing. I guess that probably has some connection.
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