Le Van Vien interviewed by Bee Lee Tan for the Cultural context of unemployment oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 474138
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Le Van Vien, 1925-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Restricted access.
- Description:
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- 1985 Oct. 17
- 2 audiocassettes (ca. 98 min.) : 1 7/8 ips.
- Series:
- Cultural context of unemployment oral history project.
- Summary:
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Le, a former major in South Vietnamese army and now a refugee, speaks of his family's background; religion; schooling; lifestyle before the war of 1975; effect on family; his former occupation; why he left Vietnam; funding his escape; escaping by boat to Malaysia; refugee camp; coming to Australia; what he likes about Australia; work experience; Australian English; his health; lifestyle in migrant hostels; finding work; living arrangements; lifestyle; looking for work; being unemployed; helping other refugees; finances; his wife and family in Vietnam; attitude to government policy on unemployment; opinions of Vietnam; Australian lifestyle compared to Vietnamese; feelings of unemployment; the future.
- Notes:
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- Recorded by the Sydney Team - Indochinese Refugees of the Cultural Context of Unemployment Project, a CEP Program administered by the National Library of Australia.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript available in English (39 p.)
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This belongs to the Cultural context of unemployment oral history project.
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- Creation date:
- 1985
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