Vietnamese Culture

FACT: Footscray, Sunshine and Springvale have memorials dedicated to the courageous refugees who fled Vietnam by boat.

Farnsworth Avenue, Jensen Reserve, Footscray

some key words and phrases spoken by Vietnamese people:

Hello = Xin Chao (Pronounced Sin chow)

How are you? = Ban Khoe Khong (Pronounced Ban Kwe Khom)

Thank you = Cam on (Pronounced kahm uhn)

Sorry = Xin Loi (Pronounced Sin Loy)

No Problem = Khong co gi (Pronounced Khong koh zi)

Goodbye = Tam Biet (Pronounced Tarm Byeet)

No, Thank You! = Khong! Cam On (Pronounced Khom, kahm uhn)

Can you speak English? = Ban noi tieng anh duoc khong? (Pronounced Banh noi thien an durkh khom)

How old are you? = Ban bao nhieu tuoi (Pronounced Ban ban nyew twoi)

I am __ years old = Toi ___ tuoi (Pronounced toy ___ doyy)

What is your name? = Ten ban la gi? (Pronounced Ten bang la zi)

My name is ___ = Ten toi la ___ (Pronounced Ten toy la ___)

Bahn Mi

Banh mi is a baguette style bread filled with loads of toppings. Some may contain a combination of cheese, cold cut meats, pickled vegetables, sausage, fried egg, fresh cilantro and chili sauce. For the western audience out there it's similar to a super tasty sandwich roll!

Pho

Pho is a simple staple dish in the Vietnamese culture. It consists of a salty broth, fresh rice noodles, a variety of herbs and chicken or beef cuts.

traditions

History in Australia

Vietnamese-Australians form one of the biggest communities in Australia, in 2016 the national census showed that 219,355 people in Australia were born in Vietnam.

Before the Vietnam War in 1975, fewer than 2,000 Vietnamese people lived in Australia, but when the Communist North Vietnamese captured the capital and renamed it Ho Chi Minh City, an estimated 800,000 people were forced to leave their homeland by boat or plane and seek refuge in other countries. During 1975 to 1995, about 90,000 Vietnamese refugees traveled to Australia.

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Food

where they are majorly located around Melbourne

Ao Dai

A tight-fitting silk tunic called ‘Ao Dai’ is the Vietnamese national dress/clothing. A typical female Ao Dai is a tight-fitting long silk dress with long sleeves that is worn over long pants. The national dress for men is similar, but it is lose-fitting and shorter in length.