Episode 1

Michael starts his journey in Brisbane, home to one of the largest Vietnamese communities in the country, some surviving the trauma of the Vietnam war to thrive in the city's south western suburbs. 

Their exodus from Vietnam may have coined the term ‘boat people', but more than 40 years later, they've reclaimed it as a reminder of their strength, resilience, and gratitude to a country that took them in when they had nowhere else to go.