AustLit

'Kim Huynh was born in Vietnam in 1977 and arrived in Australia with his family as a refugee in 1979. He grew up in Canberra working in the family bakery, largely detached from his Vietnamese relatives and heritage. In 1999 Kim set out to find out where he came from. He learnt to read Vietnamese, spent many hours interviewing his parents and traveled back to Vietnam on several occasions to speak to family and friends. His findings became the basis for a first-class honours degree and then a doctorate in international relations...'

'Kim won the Varuna Award for Manuscript Development in 2004. He lectures courses in refugee politics and political deception at the Australian National University.'

Source: HarperCollins website, http://www.harpercollins.com.au/
Sighted: 20/06/2007