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Bui uildin lding g a refu fugee e comm mmunity unity: : the Vietnamese tnamese Ca Canadian nadian Community unity in Ot n Ottawa

Can n D. Le Le, Pre Preside ident nt Viet etnames namese e Cana nadian dian Cent ntre Pre Present sentat ation ion to t to the he Sy Syrian n Commu munit nity y November er 11, 2018

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Ov Overvie iew

• Vietnam

etnamese ese commu mmunity nity in Ca Canada: ada: ab about

• ut 241,000

000 (2 (2016 6 Ce Census) sus)

• Ottawa:

a: ab about

• ut 9,

9,00 000

• Most

st cam ame e to to Ca Canada ada foll llowing wing the he fal all l of f So South h Vietna etnam m to to the he North th Vietnam etnamese ese Co Commu mmunist nists s in April il 197 975

• Proje
• ject

ct 40 4000 00 (1 (197 979): 9): sp spear arheaded headed by y late ate Ottawa a Mayor

• r Mar

arion ion Dew ewar ar

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Com

• mmuni

nity ty Evol

• lution

tion: : Prior

• rities

ities / A / Act ctivities ities

• Resettl

ettlem ement ent / int ntegrat atio ion n & bu building ing structur cture

• Reaching

ching ou

• ut: multicult

cultur ural al activiti ities, es, main-str trea eam m eng ngageme gement nts

• Political

ical partici icipat patio ion n

• Le

Leaving ng memor

• ries

ies for

• r futur

ure e ge gene nerations tions

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Act ctivitie ities

Resettl ettlem ement ent / In Inte tegratio tion

• Eng

nglish sh con

• nver

ersation ation classes, ses, 1975

• Firs

rst t Viet etnam namese ese lang ngua uage ge classes es for childr dren, en, 1977 77

• First

t Viet etname namese se Buddhis hist t Temp mple, e, 1979

• Spons

nsorsh ship ip of re refugees, fugees, 1988-1992; 2; Fre reed edom m at La Last Pr Projec ect, , 2007

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Visit to to Ridea eau u Hall, 26-7-2008 2008

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Visit to Gatineau National Park, October 11, 2008

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Act ctivitie ities

Building ing struct ctur ure

• Viet

etna name mese e Cana nadian dian Com

• mmu

munity nity of

• f

Ottawa-Hu Hull, ll, 1977 77

• Viet

etnames namese e Cana nadian dian Feder eratio tion, n, 1980

• Sp

Spirit it of

• f Viet

etnam nam Radio

• Pr

Prog

• gram,

am, 1984

• Viet

etnames namese e Cana nadian dian Cent ntre, e, 1987

• Van

n La Lang ng Non-Pr Profit t Housing ng Cent ntre, e, 1992

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Viet etnames namese e Cana nadian dian Cent ntre, e, 1987 (249 Roches hester er St.)

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Van n La Lang ng Non-Pr Profit t Housing ng Cent ntre, e, 1992 (Scott & Churchi chill ll Sts.)

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Act ctivitie ities

Reaching ching out: multicult cultur ural alism, ism, Main-str tream eam eng ngageme gement nts s

• Homela

lands nds/Le /Les s patries ies, , 1979

• Asian

n Heritage ge Mont nth celebrati ation

• ns,

s, 2007

• Con
• ntr

tributi butions

• ns to are

to area ho hospi pitals: ls: Ot Ottawa a Civic c Hospital, l, Childr dren en Hospital al of Easter tern n Ont ntario io, , St. Paul Hospital al

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Asian Heritage Month Celebrations Community Parade, May 31, 2009

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Asian Heritage Month Celebrations Community Parade, May 31, 2009

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Asian Heritage Month Celebrations Community Parade Reception, May 31, 2009

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Act ctivitie ities

Political ical partici icipat patio ion n (Canad nada wi wide)

• Or

Orga ganizing nizing elect ction ion deba bates es

• Runn

nning ing in m n muni nicipa cipal l electio tions: ns: Mont ntreal, eal, Toront nto,

• , Ottawa
• Election

tion of

• f Pr

Provincial ncial Membe bers of

• f

Le Legisla lativ tive e Assemb mblies lies (MLA): : Alberta (2)

• Electio

tion n of Member ers of Parliame ament nt: : Quebe bec c (3 (3) )

• Appoint

intme ment nt of Sena nator: tor: Ont ntario

• (1)

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Freedo dom m at L t Last t Proj

• ject

ct

• Establis

ished hed in Ju n June ne 2007 to to re resettl ettle e re refu fugees gees wh who had been n stra rande nded d in t n the Ph Philippine ppines s for almost t 20 years rs

• Com
• mmu

munity nity supp ppor

• rt

t grou

• ups

ps or

• rga

ganize nized d in n Ottawa, a, Toront nto,

• , Hamilt

lton, n, Winn nnipeg eg, , Saskato toon,

• n, Calgar

gary, , Edmonton nton, , Vanc ncouv

• uver

er, , Mon

• ntréal

éal

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• Cana

nada da wi wide: 92 f famil ilies ies (2 (278 pe persons)

• ns)

approved ed Ottawa: a:

• All 17 famili

lies es (59 pe pers rsons) ns) spons nsor

• red

ed arriv ived ed

• Th

They were re helped ed by 9 sp spons nsor r groups s wi with accomm mmodati dations,

• ns, emp

mployme ment, nt, and nd

• the

her r rese settl tlement ement tasks.

Freedom dom at La t Last Proj

• ject

ct

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Nhan Nguyen’s family arriving in Ottawa, April 17, 2008

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Vietnamese Cultural Day, Ottawa, May 3, 2008, with Minister Diane Finley

Photo: Thoi Bao / SamSey, 2008-05-09

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Christmas party for refugees December 12, 2009

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Christmas party for refugees December 12, 2009

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Act ctivitie ities

Memor

• ries

es for futur ure e ge gene neratio tions ns

• Sa

Saigon

• n Cou
• urt,

, 1984

• Viet

etnames namese e Comme memo morati ative e Monu nume ment nt (Regugee ugee Mother er & Child statue) ue), , 1995

• Sa

Saigon

• n Squa

Square, e, 2018

• Viet

etnames namese e Boat People e Museum m Pr Projec ect: : launc nched hed in 20 n 2005

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Saigon gon Cour urt, t, 198 984

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Vietnam etnamese ese Co Commemor mmemorati ative e Mo Monum nument, ent, 199 995

(Pres eston ton St. & Somerse set t St. W.)

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Saigon n Square, re, 2018 (Pres Preston

• n St. & So

Somerset set St. W.)

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Viet etna names mese e Boa

• at Peop
• ple

e Museum m Pr Proj

• jec

ect: launc nched hed in 20 n 2005

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Viet etnames namese e Boat People e Museum m Pr Projec ect (Future site te: : Pre resto ton St. & So Somerset set St. W.)

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Lessons

• ns Learnt

nt – Succ ccess Factor ctors

• Individual resettlement:
• Good health
• Hard working
• Community development:
• Perseverance
• Unity
• Financial transparency
• Integrity
• Non partisanship

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Vietnamese Canadian Centre Suite 1 – 885 Somerset St. West, Ottawa K1R 6R6

• Tel. (613) 230-8282

Email: ottawavietcancentre.ca