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Chapter 1 Vietnam

Chapter 1 Vietnam
April 19, 20190

Refuge #8: Smoked Bush Turkey

A shared sense of adventure brings Truc and Nancy together. Truc describes his hopes for his children and how two different cultures affect his parenting.

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Chapter 1 Vietnam
April 12, 20190

Refuge #7: Glasshouses get very hot

Previously: Truc and his family arrive in Australia. Truc’s parents, Mr and Mrs Huynh, work long hours on farms in the Adelaide Hills while the children learn to fend...

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Chapter 1 Vietnam
April 5, 20190

Refuge #6: An alien new world

Truc and his family begin their new life in Adelaide at the Pennington Migrant Hostel. Truc attends Pennington Primary and his parents find work in the Adelaide Hills.

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young Vietnamese boy
Chapter 1 Vietnam
March 29, 20190

Australia: Island of Refuge #5

Chapter 1 Vietnam Previously in State of Affairs: In the mid-morning stillness, my husband’s colleague Truc begins to describe the vague recollections he has of the...

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Date and walnut biscuits dusted with icing sugar
Chapter 1 Vietnam
March 22, 20194

Australia: Island of Refuge #4

Tremendous goodwill at a public lecture spurs me on and I take up a suggestion to try to interview a highly respected person in Adelaide, who came by boat, from Vietnam.

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