The Influence Of Vietnamese Migration To Australia

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There are many overseas-born people living in Australia who have migrated to seek a better life. The percentage of Vietnamese-born Australians as of June 2011 is 0.9%. Most Vietnamese migrants came to Australia after the Vietnamese war to live a better and safer life. Student migrants come to Australia to study and gain a better education to improve their quality of life.
Part A:
In 1975 many Vietnamese people migrated to Australia mainly because that was the year the Vietnam War ended. Before then, the numbers of Vietnamese people migrating to Australia were low. They mainly consisted of orphans from the Vietnam War, Vietnamese wives of Australian servicemen, and tertiary students. From 1975 to 1990 many people left Vietnam by boat or plane

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