Tan's Migration Story

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Written by: Tan Le



My name is Tan Le. I came from Vietnam .I came to Australia for better

jobs and Education.

Capital city:Hanoi

Government:Communist

Population72,342,000

LanguageVietnamese

History Facts The history of Vietnambegan 2,700 years ago.The first ruler of Vietnamwas Hung VuongChina ruled Vietnamdirectly until 938 Vietnamregained its independence.

France first unified Vietnam

in 1887, when a single

governor-general ship was

created, followed by the

first physical links between

north and south—a rail and

road system. Japan took

over military bases in

Vietnam in 1940, French

administration remained

until 1945.There was a war

in 1945.People got injured

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Location

Climate

This is Vietnam Asia.



Life in Vietnam

Life in Vietnam was harsh. It was a communist government, whichmeans there was no democracy. My mum was a teacher in

Vietnam.

My dad worked in a factory. Mum and dad met at a friend’s party, they fell

in love. They used to skip school together, they were caught by mygrandmother skipping school. My grandmother agreed for them to get

married.

After a few years my sister (Thuy) was born, then my brother (Tai), a couple

of years later my sister died, when she was hit by a truck as she was riding to

school with mum, then I was born one year later.

The police have power in a communistgovernment

This it

the police

This it when my

mum and dadmarried.



Arriving in AustraliaWhen we arrived at my uncle and aunt’s house, we gave them clothes and

they gave us money. We stayed there for a few days. We got our first house

in Sunshine, we lived there for 6 months, it was very quiet compared to

where we lived in Vietnam. We then moved to Kings Park, then a year later

we moved to St. Albans.

When we first got here mum

looked after us kids and dad

worked, but then dad got sick

and couldn’t work, so it was

hard for us because mum had to

go to work and we had to get

by on only one income. In

2007, my dad went back to

Vietnam, because he wasn’thappy living in Australia, but

my mum stayed with us so we

could have better opportunities.

After he left, Mum learned how

to drive, and we used to drive

around to explore the city

First Impressions

This it our

family



When we first came to Australia, we were

shocked because it was so clean, and that

there wasn’t as many people around, so it

wasn’t as busy as it is in Vietnam. Everyone

was talking, but I couldn’t understand what

they were saying. We were a bit worried and

my brother joked

That he thought people were trying to steal us.



Australia NowMy mum feels very comfortable in Australia, she really likes living in

Australia. I think this is a very good country. I miss some of my family and

friends who are living in Vietnam.

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