Keith remembers little of his early years - separated from his parents and living with his grandparents. His father had been sent to a Re-education Camp and his mother had moved away. On his father’s release from the Camp the family was reunited and several years later they escaped from the hardships of Vietnam to seek a better life in Australia.
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ACMI Identifier
B2001309
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Asia, Southeastern
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnam
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnam - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Vietnamese - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugees
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnam - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnam - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnam - Social Conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Vietnamese - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Asia, Southeastern
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
DVCAM; Sub-master
DVCAM; Master
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan