From Vietnam to Australia Sang’s Memoirs
The book takes the reader on a trip starting from a small village of a South Vietnam province named Vĩnh Long in the early 1940s, to Brisbane in 1978, and then Sydney in 1982, until the present day. Historical events, wars, poverty, study, medical schools, love, and glory, all mingle in a well-recited memoir. This memoir celebrates the remarkable contribution of a refugee family to the Australian community.
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The book takes the reader on a trip starting from a small village of a South Vietnam province named Vĩnh Long in the early 1940s, to Brisbane in 1978, and then Sydney in 1982, until the present day. Historical events, wars, poverty, study, medical schools, love, and glory, all mingle in a well-recited memoir. This memoir celebrates the remarkable contribution of a refugee family to the Australian community.
CHAPTERS
Foreword
From Ian Webster, AO
Emeritus Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of NSWMy origin
Childhood and adolescent years
After the Geneva Accords
Studying at medical school
Falling in love
Graduation
Life as a military DoctorThe fall of Saigon
The fall of Saigon and the aftermath
Escaping Vietnam
Resettling in AustraliaBack to 'school'
Mack to medical school and the University of New South Wales
Life after graduation
Some interesting stories about medical cases
Retirement