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Unfortunately the delivery was not within the specified timeframe and the people at Elite did everything to try and help track the book. Their communication with me was consistent and empathetic. The book itself is a fantastic read and my Mom loved the unexpected surprise. A fantastic outcome for all in the end. Thank you to everyone at Elite. :) Inspiring and engaging Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2013 Verified Purchase This is not the best written piece of literature but was still a great book. Very enjoyable read and also inspiring. Anh's outlook on life is refreshing and it's great to read a positive book. Would recommend this to others Fantastic read. It is difficult not to like this... Reviewed in Australia on May 30, 2018 Verified Purchase Fantastic read. It is difficult not to like this person. Knowing Anh is so well liked on TV in Australia and a very difficult journey on a leaky boat. Sad in parts but very funny in others. Anh's mum has had a substantial impact on this mans upbringing and for a refugee family to travel to another country to settle and be thankful that the country has treated them well, but they have worked extremely hard to be successful.
So no more Krispy Kremes for me. ' The Vietnamese-born entertainer signed a deal with Russell to turn his book into a film last year, with the Gladiator star set to direct the production. And while Anh didn't put a date on when the film, which will chart his dangerous journey from Vietnam to Australia, would be finished, he did reveal that there are plans in place to cast another of the main characters. Family affair: Anh (L) told The Daily Telegraph that he's pondering starring as his dad, Tam Do, in the production, which is backed by Hollywood heavyweight Russell Crowe In charge: The Vietnamese-born entertainer signed a deal with Russell to turn his book into a film last year, with the Gladiator star set to direct the production Not giving anything away: Anh didn't put a date on when the film, which will chart his dangerous journey from Vietnam to Australia, would be finished He said: 'We're working on a screenplay at the moment. It'll happen when it happens. What's exciting about it is we're going to hold auditions for a little six-year-old Vietnamese kid to play me, and he has to have a wonky head and really big teeth. '
Angelique gave this book to me in May 2014 and it's taken a lockdown in 2020 for me to read. Sorry Babe! Anh Do is a famous artist and comedian in Australia and he tells his story of how he and his family escaped post-war Vietnam by boat and eventually settling in Australia. Anh and his brother were infants at the time of the crossing. The section on the family's journey by small fishing craft is harrowing. They encounter pirates who take everything they have, lose family members overboard until they're rescued by Germans. When they arrive in Australia, the adult members of the family are amazed by the land of plenty, and are so grateful to "this great country", where they can start a new life and where hard work is rewarded. Anh's parents work all hours so that they can provide a better life for their 3 children. The boys are sent to a private school and Anh is very open and honest about how much he loved the school and his mates, but also at the same time never felt like he truly belonged as money was tough for the Do family.
He won the title of Sydney Comedian of the Year in 1999. He also won the NSW Triple J Raw Comedy Competition in the same year and the National Green Faces Comedy Competition in 2000. In The Happiest Refugee: Live, Do retells the story of his life as he combines his well-developed stand-up comedy with real stories, photos and filmed pieces. He explores the joys and sorrows he has experienced, but be sure the audience will leave on a high. That's Do's style of comedy. Do will be performing The Happiest Refugee: Live at the State Theatre. Originally there were to be only two shows, but Do will now be performing over three nights in July, from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21. The shows are approximately 80 minutes long and are recommended for children over 13. You can buy tickets for each of the shows from Ticketmaster by clicking here. When: July 19-21. 20. 00 to 21. 30
Bang! The patrol boat began shooting at us, and the women on our boat screamed. " The use of onomatopoeia in this quote paints a picture in the mind of the readers and lets them experience the fear of bullets whistling past their heads, clanging in to the side of the only thing that could get them to a better life. Sharing this experience, with the use of first-person point of view, positions readers to be grateful of their lives, especially if they didn't have to be in the same situation. Do also accentuates the fact that we have to appreciate and recognise the lives that we have to make the world a better place. The Happiest Refugee is a text written in an informal and colloquial language, which enables...
However, the tremendous hardships he had to cope in Australia is another, 'survival story. ' This is evident through the use of repetition in, "All the effort, all the late night sewing till 3 a. m., all the risks to get us onto a boat and take on the ocean was for one reason: so that they could give their children a better life. " Do recounts how his parents worked an endless succession of back- breaking work to earn a living wage. In this example, Anh is indirectly referring to living conditions and the threat of persecution in Communist Vietnam - he is contrasting (comparing this) to the safety, security and opportunities that are available to the family in Australia. This is what he means when he says '.... a better life.... ' The idea of survival is amplified through Do's use of humour as he recounts Uncle Dung buying a fur jacket for fifty cents for a girlfriend he does not have yet. This is highlighted through one of Anh's comments, "Uncle Dung was especially thrilled as one day he would meet a beautiful woman and he'd be ready for her, with his generous fifty-cent gift. "
Forced to flee after the end of the war due to the family's allegiances to American and Australian troops, they embark on a journey to seek a better life. The memoir goes on to describe the family's life in Australia – Do's childhood in Western Sydney, his efforts to gain some extra money to support his family, and the moment his father left his family. [youtube]/youtube] The Happiest Refugee is full of moving snapshots of how Do and his family overcome the challenges that come their way. It is an inspiring tale of the power of perseverance, kindness and love. Besides Do himself, the most significant character in the book is Do's mother, from whom he learns plenty of valuable life lessons. His father features less – absent from Do's life for his teenage years – however all the major characters Do introduces in his memoir do in a sense stand for their own positive values. Unsurprisingly, the book has won numerous awards. In addition to winning The Book Industry Book of the Year, The Happiest Refugee also picked up the 2011 Indie Book of the Year Award and the 2011 Dymocks Book of the Year Award.