Vivienne Nguyễn reflects on growing up in Vietnam and Australia

Saturday 22 March 2025
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This episode of When I Was Young features Vivienne Nguyen, Victoria's Multicultural Commissioner. Vivienne talks about her early years in Vietnam during the Vietnam/American war, travelling as a refugee first to Malaysia and then onto Australia, living and studying in Melbourne as a young adult, and how she found her feet in both the Vietnamese and broader Victorian communities. Vivienne's journey led her to become a powerful voice advocating for multicultural communities in Victoria. 
We invite you to enjoy Vivienne's story of her younger years.
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Thanks to my guest Vivienne Nguyen for sharing her story.
Recorded at the Narrm Ngarrgu library in Melbourne, Australia.
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