Vietnamese Florist -Trocadero Arcade Footscray 2015 - a tribute to Malcolm Fraser
Thuy Tien florist- its owner has been in footscray for 33 years and the Trocadero Arcade for about 19 years- he recalls the Greeks and Italians dominated the market across the street - a lot of drinking, very noisy- times have changed.
`Whitlam ... refused to accept South Vietnamese refugees following the fall of Saigon to the communists in April 1975, including Australian embassy staff who were later sent to reeducation camps by the communists. The Liberals—led by Malcolm Fraser—condemned Whitlam, and after defeating Labor in the 1975 federal election, allowed South Vietnamese refugees to settle in Australia in large numbers..' (Wiki)
Up until 1975 there were fewer than 2,000 Vietnam-born people in Australia.[1] Following the takeover of South Vietnam by the North Vietnamese communist government in April 1975, Australia, being a signatory to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees agreed to resettle its share of Vietnam-born refugees under a refugee resettlement plan between 1975 and 1985. After the initial intake of refugees in the late 1970s, there was a second immigration peak in 1983-84, most likely a result of the 1982 agreement between the Australian and Vietnamese governments (the Orderly Departure Program) which allowed relatives of Vietnamese Australians to leave Vietnam and migrate to Australia. A third immigration peak in the late 1980s seems to have been mainly due to Australia's family reunion scheme.[2] Over 90,000 refugees were processed, and entered Australia during this time (Wiki)
Vietnamese Florist -Trocadero Arcade Footscray 2015 - a tribute to Malcolm Fraser
Thuy Tien florist- its owner has been in footscray for 33 years and the Trocadero Arcade for about 19 years- he recalls the Greeks and Italians dominated the market across the street - a lot of drinking, very noisy- times have changed.
`Whitlam ... refused to accept South Vietnamese refugees following the fall of Saigon to the communists in April 1975, including Australian embassy staff who were later sent to reeducation camps by the communists. The Liberals—led by Malcolm Fraser—condemned Whitlam, and after defeating Labor in the 1975 federal election, allowed South Vietnamese refugees to settle in Australia in large numbers..' (Wiki)
Up until 1975 there were fewer than 2,000 Vietnam-born people in Australia.[1] Following the takeover of South Vietnam by the North Vietnamese communist government in April 1975, Australia, being a signatory to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees agreed to resettle its share of Vietnam-born refugees under a refugee resettlement plan between 1975 and 1985. After the initial intake of refugees in the late 1970s, there was a second immigration peak in 1983-84, most likely a result of the 1982 agreement between the Australian and Vietnamese governments (the Orderly Departure Program) which allowed relatives of Vietnamese Australians to leave Vietnam and migrate to Australia. A third immigration peak in the late 1980s seems to have been mainly due to Australia's family reunion scheme.[2] Over 90,000 refugees were processed, and entered Australia during this time (Wiki)