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Father Peter Nguyễn Văn Hùng (chữ Hán: 阮文雄; born November 21, 1958) is a Vietnamese Australian Roman Catholic priest and human rights activist in Taiwan. He was recognised by the United States Department of State as a "hero acting to end modern day slavery".^[1]

Early life

Nguyen Van Hung grew up in a lower middle class family outside of Bình Tuy Province in South Vietnam, with two brothers and five sisters; his father was a fisherman, but died after a long battle with illness, forcing his mother, a devout Catholic with roots in the country's north, to become the family's main breadwinner. Nguyen Van Hung himself absorbed his mother's faith and devotion. He was an admirer of Saint Francis of Assisi, and reportedly stole food from his own family to feed to the poor.

He left Vietnam in 1979 on an overcrowded boat; rescued by a Norwegian ship after just 36 hours and taken to Japan, he joined the Missionary Society of St. Columban upon his arrival.^[2]

He lived in Japan for three years, studying and taking a variety of jobs to support himself, including as a highway repairman, steel factory worker, and gravedigger. He first came to Taiwan in 1988 as a missionary, after which he went to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to study at a seminary. He was ordained in 1991^[2] and returned to Taiwan the following year (in 1992).

Work in Taiwan

Nguyen Van Hung established the Vietnamese Migrant Workers and Brides Office in Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City) in 2004 to offer assistance to Vietnamese immigrants in Taiwan. Vietnamese American radio station Little Saigon Radio and others helped him to rent the second floor of a grammar school; two seventy square foot rooms offer sleeping space, while two others are used for office space. They provide Mandarin classes, room and board, and legal assistance.

Nguyen Van Hung's exposure of abuses against foreign laborers and brides led the United States Department of State to list Taiwan as a "Tier 2" region alongside countries such as Cambodia due to their lack of effort in combating human trafficking, which proved a major international embarrassment for the island's government. His work has also made him the target of intimidation in Taiwan.^[2]

References

External links

TAIWAN ACT! Taiwan Alliance to Combat Trafficking - www.taiwanact.net

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[1] Heroes Acting To End Modern-Day Slavery

[Taipei_Times-2] Where there's darkness …

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+Father '''Peter Nguyễn Văn Hùng''' ([[History of writing in Vietnam|chữ Hán]]: [[wikt:阮|阮]][[wikt:文|文]][[wikt:雄|雄]]; born November 21, 1958) is a [[Vietnamese Australians|Vietnamese Australian]] [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[priest]] and [[Human rights activists|human rights activist]] in [[Taiwan]]. He was recognised by the [[United States]] [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] as a "hero acting to end modern day slavery".<ref>[http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2006/67020.htm Heroes Acting To End Modern-Day Slavery]</ref>
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-Father '''Peter Nguyen Van Hung''' ([[History of writing in Vietnam|chữ Hán]]: 阮文雄; 1958 - ) is a [[Vietnamese Australian]] [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] priest and [[Human rights activists|human rights activist]] in [[Taiwan]].<ref>Helen Schwenken Domestic Workers Count: Global Data on an Often Invisible Sector 2011 "..Fr. Peter Nguyen (Hsinchu Diocese, Taiwan), ..."</ref> He was recognised by the [[United States Department of State]] as a "hero acting to end modern day slavery".<ref>{{cite book|chapter=III. Heroes Acting To End Modern Day Slavery|title=Trafficking in Persons Report|publisher=Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, United States Department of State|date=2006-06-05|accessdate=2008-01-22|chapterurl=http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2006/67020.htm}}</ref><ref name="ET">{{cite news|work=Eastern Television News|url=http://www.nownews.com/2005/08/15/122-1831326.htm|date=2005-08-15|accessdate=2008-01-22|title=外籍神父博愛無私　為外勞及外籍新娘點燃希望之光 ("Foreign priests' selfless love - lighting the spark of hope for foreign workers and brides")|last=Fan|first=Wen-pin|language=Chinese}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vietbao.com/?ppid=45&pid=5&nid=106134|work=Việt Báo|title=Mời Dự Buổi Nói Chuyện Của Linh Mục Nguyễn Văn Hùng|date=2007-04-16|accessdate=2008-01-22|language=Vietnamese}}</ref>
 ==Early life==
-Peter Nguyen Van Hung grew up in a lower-middle-class family outside of [[Bình Tuy Province]], with two brothers and five sisters; his father was a fisherman, but died after a long battle with illness, forcing his mother, a devout Catholic with roots in the country's north, to become the family's main breadwinner. Peter Nguyen Van Hung himself absorbed his mother's faith and devotion.He was an admirer of [[Saint Francis of Assisi]], and reportedly stole food from his own family to feed to the poor.
+Nguyen Van Hung grew up in a [[lower middle class]] family outside of [[Bình Tuy Province]] in [[South Vietnam|South]] [[Vietnam]], with two brothers and five sisters; his father was a [[fisherman]], but died after a long battle with illness, forcing his mother, a devout [[Catholicism|Catholic]] with roots in the country's north, to become the family's main breadwinner. Nguyen Van Hung himself absorbed his mother's faith and devotion. He was an admirer of [[Francis of Assisi|Saint Francis of Assisi]], and reportedly stole food from his own family to feed to the poor.
-He left Vietnam in 1979 [[boat people|on an overcrowded boat]]; rescued by a [[Norway|Norwegian ship]] after just 36 hours and taken to [[Japan]], he joined the [[Missionary Society of St. Columban]] upon his arrival.<ref name="Brownlow">{{cite news|work=Taipei Times|title=Where there's darkness| last=Brownlow|first=Ron|date=2006-10-01|accessdate=2008-01-22|page=18|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2006/10/01/2003330029}}</ref>
+He left Vietnam in 1979 [[Vietnamese boat people|on an overcrowded boat]]; rescued by a [[Norway|Norwegian ship]] after just 36 hours and taken to [[Japan]], he joined the [[Missionary Society of St. Columban]] upon his arrival.<ref name="Taipei Times">[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2006/10/01/2003330029 Where there's darkness …]</ref>
-He lived in Japan for three years, studying and taking a variety of jobs to support himself, including as a highway repairman, steel factory worker, and gravedigger.<ref name="LAF">{{cite news|title=照亮越南勞工的心靈燈塔－阮文雄神父 ("A beacon of light for Vietnamese workers: Father Nguyễn Văn Hùng")|publisher=Taiwan|last=Lan|first=Yuen-chin|date=2004–2005|accessdate=2008-01-21|url=http://www.laf.org.tw/tw/b3_1_2.php?msg1=6&msg2=52|work=Legal Aid Foundation News}}</ref> He first came to Taiwan in 1988 as a missionary, after which he went to [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], to study at a [[seminary]]. He was [[ordination|ordained]] in 1991<ref name="ET"/><ref name="Brownlow"/> and returned to Taiwan the following year (in 1992).
+He lived in Japan for three years, studying and taking a variety of jobs to support himself, including as a highway repairman, steel factory worker, and gravedigger. He first came to Taiwan in 1988 as a missionary, after which he went to [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] to study at a [[seminary]]. He was [[ordination|ordained]] in 1991<ref name="Taipei Times"/> and returned to Taiwan the following year (in 1992).
 ==Work in Taiwan==
-Peter Nguyen Van Hung established the [[Vietnamese Migrant Workers and Brides Office]] in [[Taoyuan City|Taoyuan County]] (now Taoyuan City) in 2004 to offer assistance to [[Vietnamese people in Taiwan|Vietnamese immigrants in Taiwan]]. [[Vietnamese American]] radio station [[Little Saigon Radio]] and others helped him to rent the second floor of a grammar school; two seventy square foot rooms offer sleeping space, while two others are used for office space.<ref>{{cite news|work=Little Saigon Radio|url=http://news.pacificnews.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=e71dd248a07f9623345db1a848943abb|date=2005-12-03|accessdate=2008-01-22|last=Van|first=Giang|title=Vietnamese Trafficking Victims Suffer Abuses in Taiwan}}</ref> They provide [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] classes, room and board, and legal assistance.
+Nguyen Van Hung established the Vietnamese Migrant Workers and Brides Office in [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan County]] (now Taoyuan City) in 2004 to offer assistance to [[Vietnamese people in Taiwan|Vietnamese immigrants in Taiwan]]. [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese American]] radio station Little Saigon Radio and others helped him to rent the second floor of a grammar school; two seventy square foot rooms offer sleeping space, while two others are used for office space. They provide [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] classes, room and board, and legal assistance.
-Peter Nguyen Van Hung's exposure of abuses against foreign labourers and brides led the U.S. State Department to list Taiwan as a "Tier 2" region alongside countries such as [[Cambodia]] due to their lack of effort in combating [[human trafficking]], which proved a major international embarrassment for the island's government. His work has also made him the target of intimidation in Taiwan.<ref name="Brownlow"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.coolloud.org.tw/node/25388|date=2007-12-18|accessdate=2008-01-21|script-title=zh:老闆一家睡工廠 難怪苛外勞|work=United Daily News|language=Chinese}}</ref>
+Nguyen Van Hung's exposure of abuses against foreign laborers and brides led the United States Department of State to list Taiwan as a "Tier 2" region alongside countries such as [[Cambodia]] due to their lack of effort in combating [[human trafficking]], which proved a major international embarrassment for the island's government. His work has also made him the target of intimidation in Taiwan.<ref name="Taipei Times"/>
-==See also==
-{{portal bar|Biography|Catholicism|Vietnam|Taiwan}}
 ==References==
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