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The first time we tried to leave Vietnam, the boat sank. At that time, I was onl…

The first time we tried to leave Vietnam, the boat sank. At that time, I was onl…

by nhoa | May 22, 2021 | Uncategorized

The first time we tried to leave Vietnam, the boat sank. At that time, I was only 4, but I remember being on Dad’s back while he swam to the shore. Mum and Dad were separated, and one year earlier, she had left by boat for Hong Kong with the intention of supporting my...
I'm a banking lawyer. I’ve got a very Australian accent. Sometimes people s…

I'm a banking lawyer. I’ve got a very Australian accent. Sometimes people s…

by nhoa | Apr 17, 2021 | Uncategorized

I'm a banking lawyer. I’ve got a very Australian accent. Sometimes people say things to me like that refugees are not really refugees, that they are just business opportunists. I then say, ‘Well, I’m a refugee from Laos, does that change your opinion?’ With that,...
When they were around 11 years old, both my two older brothers were taken by the…

When they were around 11 years old, both my two older brothers were taken by the…

by nhoa | Mar 27, 2021 | Uncategorized

When they were around 11 years old, both my two older brothers were taken by the military into the child soldier program in South Sudan. That happened before I was even born, so I never knew them. My memories of growing up are of war, and constantly moving. Whenever...
When I was 10 months old, my parents bought tickets to escape Vietnam on an over…

When I was 10 months old, my parents bought tickets to escape Vietnam on an over…

by nhoa | Oct 31, 2020 | Uncategorized

When I was 10 months old, my parents bought tickets to escape Vietnam on an overcrowded fishing vessel with 363 people onboard. It was really scary for them because they had heard many stories of boats capsizing, and of pirates. They had got married just before the...
My father was a freedom fighter against the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Whe…

My father was a freedom fighter against the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Whe…

by nhoa | Oct 17, 2020 | Uncategorized

My father was a freedom fighter against the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. When I was 3, he sent my mother and us kids to Pakistan to give us a better life. As a result, I grew up in Pakistan, but visited my father in Afghanistan every few months. In that time, he...
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