My Refugee Journey | Dai Le | TEDxOrange

Dai Le escaped war-torn Vietnam with her family on a refugee boat and has beaten cancer. Hear her tale of resilience, adventure and determination.

Dai Le was born in Saigon, Vietnam and spent years in refugee camps in South East Asia. Her family was resettled in Australia in December 1979. Dai has been a journalist, film-maker and broadcaster with the ABC. She was a Councillor on Fairfield City Council, stood for the NSW state seat of Cabramatta and was one of the Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Women of Influence in 2014. She is passionate about increased mainstream representation of Asian Australian and culturally diverse men and women. She supports that goal as CEO & founder of DAWN (Diverse Australasian Women’s Network), an organisation that champion diverse leadership beyond gender.

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