When I Was Young

When I Was Young

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When I Was Young episodes

  • Vivienne Nguyễn reflects on growing up in Vietnam and Australia

    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.
    Music licensed through PremiumBeat.
    Design by Pass the Salt.

    49 min

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Exploring the younger years and turning point moments of authentic, outstanding and inspiring people. See the world through the eyes of someone who may have grown up in an entirely different way to…