A Life in community

Australia, NOV 2007

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Arriving in Australia as a refugee from Vietnam, Than Van Nguyen has dedicated his life to community involvement and the Vietnamese community, with his principal goal being ‘solidarity, unity, being united’.

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Credits

creator

Than Van Nguyen

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:05:59:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
NOV 2007

Appears in

Group of items

Men's voices: Digital Storytelling project (Vietnamese men)

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2001316

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnam

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnamese - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Biographical

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugees

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugees - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnam - Social Conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnamese - Australia

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Australia

Places → Vietnam

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White and Colour

Holdings

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

DVCAM; Sub-master

DVCAM; Master

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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