USA First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff

Dear First Partner Siebel Newsom,
My name is Trâm Sanborn. I am an ambassador for the Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall. My
son, Kinhthi, was a victim of fentanyl poisoning. I am writing to ask you to recognize this
horrific tragedy that has killed many of our children by helping our organization with our
physical memorial wall mission.
I lived in Redondo Beach, California for many years. Kinhthi and my daughter were born
and grew up there. I moved to South Carolina eight years ago, bringing my family along.
Kinhthi did not adjust well so I sent him back to finish high school in Redondo Beach,
California. From there, he went to a community college. Things seemed to fall into place,
and he was doing well with school and friends.
The Covid pandemic took the US over completely in 2020. Everything was shut down.
Like many young people during that time, Kinhthi was isolated from his friends. He felt
lonely. His anxiety escalated. He purchased one Xanax pill from Snapchat to calm himself
to sleep the night of May 12th. Kinhthi went to bed and never woke up because that
Xanax pill was pure fentanyl. I lost my beautiful happy son, Kinhthi, when he was just
nineteen- year-old. His death devastated the families from both sides, especially his
younger sister and many young cousins and friends, who loved him very much. His
friends put up a tribute Thank you Kinhthi on YouTube.
As a mother and a filmmaker who specializes in children’s mental health, you understand
the perpetual pain of another mother who lost her child. Would you assist us in finding a
permanent location for a Drug Epidemic Memorial Wall within our capital in Sacramento?
We have created two memorial walls: one with photos and one with names. I am including
Kinhthi’s frame, below. I am also including the brochure of virtual memorial walls, albums,
and our awareness campaign.
These digital walls and albums update automatically. We would also like the photos
displayed in hard copy format. The wall of names can be projected on a wall so parents
can touch their loved one’s name. We would like our loved ones to be treated like victims.
They were all victims of Purdue Pharma (an American cartel) and many, many others.
Now, they are victims of Chinese and the Mexican Cartels. We are using the word
“drugism” for the prejudice toward drug users – like racism.
A group of our California moms would love to meet with you and work together to prevent
this from happening ever again.
Sincerely,
Trâm Sanborn - Mount Pleasant, SC, Kinhthi died in Redondo Beach, CA
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