Asian American and Pacific Islander Liaisons

Sergeant Canh Bui

Sergeant Bui grew up in Orlando and began his law enforcement career at the St. Cloud Police Department in 2009. He joined the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in 2011 and during his time at OCSO, has been a member of Uniform Patrol, Criminal Investigations, the Tactical Anti-Crime Unit, Motors and High Risk Incident Command. He is also a head varsity football coach. Sergeant Bui is fluent in Vietnamese.

Sergeant Randy Yim

Sergeant Yim’s immediate family was all born in China and he is a first generation Asian American. He is fluent in the Fuzhou dialect. Sergeant Yim started his career with the Sheriff’s Office as a 911 Operator in 2004. In 2007, Sergeant Yim was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff. During his career, he has been assigned to various patrol sectors and was a Field Training Officer. Sergeant Yim is currently assigned to the Evening Traffic Unit and cross-trains with the Motors Unit. 

Deputy First Class Thomas “Tom” Lin

DFC Lin began his law enforcement career in 1978, at the FBI in Washington, D.C., as a Latent Fingerprint Technician. DFC Lin became a police officer in Northern Virginia in 1982, at a time when there were few Asian officers DC/Metro area. DFC Lin moved to Orlando in 1988, and joined the OCSO as a patrol deputy. DFC Lin has worked in the Marine/Dive Unit, was once nominated for Investigator of the year Nationally/Internationally, and has cross-trained in the Aviation unit. DFC Lin is now a Reserve Deputy and sits on the Board of Directors for the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida. He now represents the Orange County Sheriff’s Office working together with the Orange County Mayor’s office among other Governmental entities.

Deputy First Class Trang Pham

DFC Pham is a native Orlandoan and joined OCSO as a Deputy Sheriff in 2012. She has worked in the Uniform Patrol Division on midnight and dayshift squads is a certified member of the agency’s Crisis Intervention Team and has served as a Field Training Officer. She is currently an Extraditions Agent in the Criminal Process Section. She has also served on the Critical Incident Management Team. DFC Pham has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida. She is an active member of the OCSO cycling team, which rides in various events to raise awareness and funds to honor our fallen heroes at the local and national levels. DFC Pham is conversational in Vietnamese.

Deputy James Chan

Deputy James Chan grew up in New York and is a first-generation Chinese American. Deputy Chan spent most of his career working in the corporate/private sector, helping companies with financial and operational distressed turnarounds. He has always wanted to help individuals and that desire led him to a career in law enforcement in 2020, when he joined the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. He has worked in patrol and as a School Resource Officer. Deputy Chan has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Saint John’s University.

Deputy Matthew Chiang

Deputy Chiang grew up in the New York metropolitan area where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Public Health. He worked in the emergency medical field for fourteen years as a paramedic before switching to law enforcement when he joined OCSO in 2020. He currently works in our uniform patrol division in Sector 4. Deputy Chiang is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Deputy Anthony Phuong

Deputy Phuong was born and raised in Orlando, and has been with OCSO since 2017. He currently works in the Uniform Patrol Division and is a Field Training Officer. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Deputy Phuong began doing martial arts at the age of three and continued practicing for approximately two decades.

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