Sumana Viravong Sumana Viravong i(A106131 works by)
Born: Established: 1974
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Laos,
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Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1978
Heritage: Lao
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BiographyHistory

Sumana Viravong left Laos with her family, reaching the Nongkhai refugee camp in 1975. She arrived in Australia in 1978, and settled in the Campbelltown area in 1986. She completed a B.A. majoring in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Western Sydney in 2000.

She returned to Laos for the first time during her undergraduate study and was inspired to learn more about Lao language and literature.

She obtained a Diploma in Education and began teaching in 2001.

(From From the Editors, p. 27)

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