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The Happiest Refugee
Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 7:04am

Just finished Anh Do's memoir and family story. Many people will know Anh as the multi-talented TV personality. This is a great, totally Australian story from a Vietnamese perspective. Its chatty in style but is full of humanity, laughs and brief but tense drama. It almost has you believing in blind luck, but these are some brave, hardworking people who deserve their success. And as boat people escaping communist Vietnam, they came to Australia legally.

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Reply #2 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 9:01pm

bogarde73 wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 3:55pm:

Yep and have no ambitions about undermining our society.

Its stories like Anh's that make me want to support multicultural Australia. It too bad it has been hijacked on the Humanist Left to justify open borders, and vilified on the Far Right to bolster some weird idea of inherent racial traits.

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Reply #3 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 9:13pm

issuevoter wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 9:01pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 3:55pm:

Yep and have no ambitions about undermining our society.

Its stories like Anh's that make me want to support multicultural Australia. It too bad it has been hijacked on the Humanist Left to justify open borders, and vilified on the Far Right to bolster some weird idea of inherent racial traits.

It's a matter of getting the right mix of people.

Viets aren't perfect, they're heavy involved in MJ cultivation in West Sydney but they do it quietly and without gang violence.

But I can't imagine any circumstance, any comment, a cartoon or photo that would cause 1000+ Vietnamese to congregate in Hyde Park brandishing beheading signs. It just couldn't happen.

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Reply #4 - Nov 26^th, 2017 at 2:51pm

Gordon wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 9:13pm:

issuevoter wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 9:01pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 3:55pm:

Yep and have no ambitions about undermining our society.

Its stories like Anh's that make me want to support multicultural Australia. It too bad it has been hijacked on the Humanist Left to justify open borders, and vilified on the Far Right to bolster some weird idea of inherent racial traits.

It's a matter of getting the right mix of people.

Viets aren't perfect, they're heavy involved in MJ cultivation in West Sydney but they do it quietly and without gang violence.

But I can't imagine any circumstance, any comment, a cartoon or photo that would cause 1000+ Vietnamese to congregate in Hyde Park brandishing beheading signs. It just couldn't happen.

when you think of the Killing Fields...they have a lot to HATE dont they?

my old neighbours are Vietnamese came with the first boat people I think and nice sweeter people you couldnt wish to meet... made spring rolls to die for.which they shared with everyone...I think they were more than grateful for their good fortune unlike some groups...

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