Miss Saigon

Why is this racist,sexist show getting an encore?

Miss Saigon,written by Westerners for a Western audience,is getting another run in Sydney and Melbourne. But this show commodifies the pain of many Vietnamese Australians.

  • Cat-Thao Nguyen

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Dai Le in parliament on Monday:“This migration story belongs to all of us. It’s our story,and we can all be proud to share it.”

Dai Le’s ‘flag’ dress a symbol of hope

Dai Le’s decision to wear a traditional Vietnamese dress fashioned as the Australian flag was a powerful statement for those of us who have been made to feel a conditional belonging to this country.

  • Cat-Thao Nguyen
Home Affairs Kristina Keneally.

A lesson for Labor:Why the people of Fowler rejected Keneally

Labor’s ham-fisted campaign to get Kristina Keneally elected revealed a disturbing lack of understanding of the cultural complexities in Fowler.

  • Cat-Thao Nguyen
Ping,Pong and Pang ... Opera Australia’s production of Turandot.

Ping,Pong,Pang:we went to enjoy the opera but found it perpetuating racism

My Canadian-Chinese husband and I went to see Opera Australia’s performance of Puccini’s Turandot. Here’s why we left after the first act.

  • Cat-Thao Nguyen