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 Present Pre sentat ation ion to t to the he Sy Syrian n Commu munit nity y November er 11, 2018 1
Ov Overvie iew • Vietnam etnamese ese commu mmunity nity in Ca Canada: ada: ab about out 241,000 000 (2 (2016 6 Ce Census) sus) • Ottawa: a: ab about out 9, 9,00 000 0 • 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 oject ct 40 4000 00 (1 (197 979): 9): sp spear arheaded headed by y late ate Ottawa a Mayor or Mar arion ion Dew ewar ar 2
Com ommuni nity ty Evol olution tion: : Prior orities ities / A / Act ctivities ities • Resettl ettlem ement ent / int ntegrat atio ion n & bu building ing structur cture • Reaching ching ou out: 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 ories ies for or futur ure e ge gene nerations tions 3
Act ctivitie ities Resettl ettlem ement ent / In Inte tegratio tion • Eng nglish sh con onver 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 4
Visit to to Ridea eau u Hall, 26-7-2008 2008 5
Visit to Gatineau National Park, October 11, 2008 6
Act ctivitie ities Building ing struct ctur ure • Viet etna name mese e Cana nadian dian Com ommu munity nity of of Ottawa-Hu Hull, ll, 1977 77 • Viet etnames namese e Cana nadian dian Feder eratio tion, n, 1980 • Sp Spirit it of of Viet etnam nam Radio o Pr Prog ogram, 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 7
Viet etnames namese e Cana nadian dian Cent ntre, e, 1987 (249 Roches hester er St.) 8
Van n La Lang ng Non-Pr Profit t Housing ng Cent ntre, e, 1992 (Scott & Churchi chill ll Sts.) 9
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 ons, s, 2007 • Con ontr tributi butions ons 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 10
Asian Heritage Month Celebrations Community Parade, May 31, 2009 11
Asian Heritage Month Celebrations Community Parade, May 31, 2009 12
Asian Heritage Month Celebrations Community Parade Reception, May 31, 2009 13
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, o, Ottawa • Election tion of of Pr Provincial ncial Membe bers of of 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 o (1) 14
Freedo dom m at L t Last t Proj oject ct • Establis ished hed in Ju n June ne 2007 to to re resettl ettle e refu re 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 ommu munity nity supp ppor ort t grou oups ps or orga ganize nized d in n Ottawa, a, Toront nto, o, Hamilt lton, n, Winn nnipeg eg, , Saskato toon, on, Calgar gary, , Edmonton nton, , Vanc ncouv ouver er, , Mon ontréal éal 15
Freedom dom at La t Last Proj oject ct • Cana nada da wi wide: 92 f famil ilies ies (2 (278 pe persons) ons) approved ed Ottawa: a: • All 17 famili lies es (59 pe pers rsons) ns) spons nsor ored ed arriv ived ed • Th They were re helped ed by 9 sp spons nsor r groups s wi with accomm mmodati dations, ons, emp mployme ment, nt, and nd othe her r rese settl tlement ement tasks. 16
Nhan Nguyen’s family arriving in Ottawa, April 17, 2008 17
Vietnamese Cultural Day, Ottawa, May 3, 2008, with Minister Diane Finley Photo: Thoi Bao / SamSey, 2008-05-09 18
Christmas party for refugees December 12, 2009 19
Christmas party for refugees December 12, 2009 20
Act ctivitie ities Memor ories es for futur ure e ge gene neratio tions ns • Sa Saigon on Cou ourt, , 1984 • Viet etnames namese e Comme memo morati ative e Monu nume ment nt ( Regugee ugee Mother er & Child statue) ue), , 1995 • Sa Saigon on Squa Square, e, 2018 • Viet etnames namese e Boat People e Museum m Pr Projec ect: : launc nched hed in 20 n 2005 21
Saigon gon Cour urt, t, 198 984 22
Vietnam etnamese ese Co Commemor mmemorati ative e Monum Mo nument, ent, 199 995 (Pres eston ton St. & Somerse set t St. W.) 23
Saigon n Square, re, 2018 (Pres Preston on St. & So Somerset set St. W.) 24
Viet etna names mese e Boa oat Peop ople e Museum m Pr Proj ojec ect: launc nched hed in 20 n 2005 25
Viet etnames namese e Boat People e Museum m Pr Projec ect (Future site te: : Pre resto ton St. & So Somerset set St. W.) 26
Lessons ons Learnt nt – Succ ccess Factor ctors • Individual resettlement: - Good health - Hard working • Community development: - Perseverance - Unity - Financial transparency - Integrity - Non partisanship 27
Vietnamese Canadian Centre Suite 1 – 885 Somerset St. West, Ottawa K1R 6R6 Tel. (613) 230-8282 Email: ottawavietcancentre.ca 28
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