Cat-Thao Nguyen
Cat-Thao Nguyen is an author, inclusive leadership strategist and doctoral candidate at the University of Technology Sydney. Her memoir, We Are Here, was published in 2015.
Opinion
Racism
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.
- by Cat-Thao Nguyen
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Opinion
Diversity
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.
- by Cat-Thao Nguyen
Opinion
Australia votes
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.
- by Cat-Thao Nguyen
Opinion
Racism
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.
- by Cat-Thao Nguyen
Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/by/cat-thao-nguyen-p5363w