Ho Xuan Huong Ho Xuan Huong i(A84277 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1972
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Vietnam,
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Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1979
Heritage: Vietnamese
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BiographyHistory

Arriving in Australia as a refugee at the age of seven, 'Ho Xuan Huong' tried to deny her Vietnamese background until, in her third year at the university, a Vietnamese-Australian artist helped her realise that she could embrace two cultures. Through her textile studies and her weaving she explored her identity as a Vietnamese refugee. She later revisited Vietnam, realising her identity as a Viet Kieu, an overseas Vietnamese. She came in the end to see that her 'two identities' were not as separate as she had once thought.

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  • The writer's name is a pseudonym.
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