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How Tu Le turned being dumped by Labor to run for the seat of Fowler into an opportunity

How Tu Le turned being dumped by Labor to run for the seat of Fowler into an opportunity

How Tu Le turned being dumped by Labor to run for the seat of Fowler into an opportunity
Oct 04, 2022 1 min, 25 secs

"I really just turned the whole experience into a huge opportunity and I think I've been given a huge platform," Ms Le said.

She said she developed a sense of belonging and connection to her Vietnamese heritage in that community.

"I think that's played a big part of who I am today, having that sense of connection and community to culture.".

While her connection to Vietnamese culture inspired Ms Le's career path, so too did the circumstances in which she grew up. .

Currently, Ms Le works as a community education lawyer at the Marrickville Legal Centre, helping domestic violence survivors access legal support and offering services to people who can't afford legal assistance.

"A lot of people who can't afford to get proper legal assistance are then having to navigate their circumstances, their legal problems on their own and not getting the right help," she said.  .

"It's personally really important for me ...

She is also on the board of human rights charity Addison Road Community Organisation, deputy chair of Asian Women at Work, the ambassador for Zen Tea Lounge — which empowers victims of domestic violence — and an executive member of the Vietnamese Australian Lawyers Association

"It's been really important that the community has had a strong say … and I think that's a good thing when the community is finally being heard," she said

"I think that it's really important we are proud of our heritage and we do celebrate it and we do maintain that culture too because that's what makes Australia so great."

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