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Pauline Nguyen Pauline Nguyen i(A111117 works by)
Born: Established: 1975 Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon),
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Vietnam,
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Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 7 Jul 1978
Heritage: Vietnamese
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1 Walking the Walk Pauline Nguyen , 2011 single work prose
— Appears in: Voracious : The Best New Australian Food Writing 2011; (p. 130-140)
1 Born in Vietnam, Made in Australia : Getting the Fish Sauce Recipe Right Pauline Nguyen , 2010 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Autumn no. 27 2010; (p. 179-185) The Best Australian Essays 2010 2010; (p. 300-306)
1 The Courage of Soldiers Pauline Nguyen , 2008 extract autobiography (Secrets of the Red Lantern : Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart)
— Appears in: Growing up Asian in Australia 2008; (p. 291-296)
1 5 y separately published work icon Secrets of the Red Lantern : Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart Pauline Nguyen , Sydney : Murdoch Books , 2007 Z1440602 2007 single work autobiography Secrets of the Red Lantern is both a memoir and a cook book, as it tells the story of the Nguyen family's flight from Vietnam as refugees and their resettlement in Sydney, as well as offering detailed recipes to classic Vietnamese dishes.
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