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Vietnamese

Chieu Duong

Dan Viet

Finished People

Tien Ve

Viet Luan

Phap Bao Temple

Tet Nguyen Dan

Tet Trung Thu

2VNR

Mekong Club

Vietnam Sydney Radio

Vietnamese Community in Australia

Vietnamese Radio in Australia

Vietnamese Women's Association of New South Wales

Do, Anh

Do, Khoa

Hoang Ngoc Tuan

Le, Hung

Ngo, Canh Phuong

Ngo, Thang

Nguyen, Tuong Van

Tran, Caroline

Pai Lau

Cabramatta 2009

Family ancestors are invited to join the Tet feast 2007

Filmmaker Khoa Do 2009

Tasty dishes for Tet 2007

Thi Tam Nguyen stocks up on New Year treats 2007

Vietnamese on a boat from Vietnam, Darwin, November 1977

moon cake, Cabramatta 2009

to share and respect, Cabramatta 2009

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Vietnamese

One of the largest and most visible migrant communities in Sydney, the Vietnamese were the first large group of Asian immigrants to settle in Sydney after the White Australia policy. Despite initial racism from Anglo-Australians, and the difficulties of a transplanted and initially a refugee group, the community has built thriving commercial and cultural centres in Sydney's south-west.

Chieu Duong

First and only Vietnamese daily newspaper in Australia.

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Dan Viet

Newspaper offering Vietnamese language coverage of local, national and international news.

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Finished People

Film made in 2003 by director Khoa Do about life on the streets in Cabramatta.

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Tien Ve

Online centre for Vietnamese art and literature.

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Viet Luan

Vietnamese language newspaper.

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Phap Bao Temple

First purpose built Buddhist temple in Australia, and centre for the Vietnamese Buddhist community.

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Tet Nguyen Dan

Vietnamese festival beginning on the first day of the first lunar month. Vietnam's most popular festival, it marks the beginning of the lunar new year and the arrival of spring.

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Tet Trung Thu

Popular Vietnamese harvest festival which focuses on family and children.

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2VNR

First commercial Vietnamese radio station in Australia.

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Mekong Club

Vietnamese social club which became part of Penrith Panthers club.

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Vietnam Sydney Radio

Vietnamese language radio station.

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Vietnamese Community in Australia

Organisation formed to support Vietnamese students in Australia at the time of the Communist takeover of South Vietnam. In 1977 this association became known as the Vietnamese Community in Australia (VCA) to better represent the Vietnamese people on national issues and on matters that involve federal law.

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Vietnamese Radio in Australia

Vietnamese language radio station

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Vietnamese Women's Association of New South Wales

Support organisation founded to represent and provide the settlement needs and address concerns of Vietnamese women and their families in NSW.

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Do, Anh

Vietnamese-born lawyer, comedian and actor.

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Do, Khoa

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Vietnamese-born actor, writer and director who was Young Australian of the Year in 2005.

Hoang Ngoc Tuan

Editor of a Vietnamese language website.

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Le, Hung

Vietnamese born musician and comedian.

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Ngo, Canh Phuong

Vietnamese community leader convicted of the murder of his political rival John Newman.

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Ngo, Thang

Vietnamese born alderman.

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Nguyen, Tuong Van

Vietnamese Australian convicted and hanged for drug trafficking in Singapore.

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Tran, Caroline

Vietnamese born radio presenter and DJ.

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Pai Lau

Gateway to Cabramatta pedestrian mall which functions as a symbol of the South-East Asian communities and as a welcoming monument and celebration of freedom and democracy.

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