The Happiest Refugee: A Memoir - Anh Do
Category: Humor
Tags: Humor, Autobiography & Biographies
Chapterized EPUB INCLUDED, The laugh-out-loud, reach-for-your-hanky story of one of Australias best-loved comedians. Anh Do nearly didnt make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing - not murderous pirates nor the imminent threat of death by hunger, disease or dehydration as they drifted for days - could quench their desire to make a better life in a country where freedom existed. Life in Australia was hard, an endless succession of backbreaking work, crowded rooms, ruthless landlords and make-do everything. But there was a loving extended family and always friends and play and something to laugh about for Anh, his brother, Khoa, and their sister, Tram. Things got harder when their father left home when Anh was 13 - they felt his loss very deeply, and their mother struggled to support the family on her own. His mothers sacrifice was an inspiration to Anh, and he worked hard
