Minh: a Vietnamese

Australia, 1979

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Episode of Series “Our multicultural society”.
A look at the life of a Vietnamese refugee in Australia. Minh talks about his life and hopes for his children in his new country.

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Credits

director

Nick Torrens

editor

Nick Torrens

producer

Jan Sharp

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Appears in

Group of items

Our multicultural society

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322236

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

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

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnic relations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Pluralism (Social sciences)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugees

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

History → Refugees

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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