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Shorts - Draw-String, Floral Cotton, circa 1978
Reg. No: HT 561
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- Summary:
- Pair of floral cotton draw-string shorts worn by Huu Minh when he escaped from Vietnam in 1978. Huu wore these shorts to disguise himself as a fisherman during the escape. Huu and his wife escaped from Vietnam on the 19th May 1978. They spend time in a refugee camp in Malaysia before obtaining refugee visas for Australia.
- Description:
- Pair of black cotton draw string shorts with a floral pattern in yellow, white and green.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Cuc Lam, 2001
| Discipline: | History |
More information
| Tagged with: | immigration, migrant hostels, refugees, vietnamese communities, vietnamese culture, vietnamese immigration |
| Themes this item is part of: | Cuc Lam, Vietnamese Migrant & Councillor, 1978, Migration Collection, Clothing & Textiles Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Travel - Brought Goods |
| Tertiary Classification: | clothing |
| User: | Huu Minh, Vietnam, May 1978 |
| Place & Date Purchased: | Vietnam, 1978 |
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