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Khoa Do
Khoa Do at the 2005 Australian of the Year Awards
Born
Đỗ Khoa

1979 (age 44–45)
Occupations
RelativesAnh Do (brother)

Khoa Do (Vietnamese: Đỗ Khoa, pronounced [ɗǒwˀ kʰʷāː] ), is a Vietnamese-born Australian film director, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He received the Young Australian of the Year Award in 2005.

Early life and family

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The Do family left Vietnam in 1980 as Vietnamese refugees, fleeing Saigon by boat. At the age of 19 months, Khoa narrowly escaped death at the hands of Thai pirates.[1] They arrived in Sydney in August 1980.

Khoa Do received a scholarship to attend St Aloysius' College in Milsons Point, graduating in 1996. He studied Law and Arts at the University of Sydney.[citation needed]

His brother is the comedian/author Anh Do. His mother Hien, played the role of Van Nguyen's mother, Kim, in Better Man (2013), a film which he produced.[2]

Philanthropy

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Khoa Do has been active in helping the under-privileged in South Western Sydney, especially the Vietnamese community. While at university he worked as an English teacher and job-seeking-skills volunteer among the youth living in Cabramatta. In 2006, Do commenced voluntary work with disadvantaged kids at Cabramatta's Open Family Youth Social Services Centre, after being asked to teach film-making to "at risk" youths.[citation needed]

Recognition and awards

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Film industry awards

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Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "No laughing matter". Steve Dow. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ David Wenham proud of Better Man's message, TV Tonight, 30 July 2013
  3. ^ "Khoa Do". National Australia Day Council. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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Awards
Preceded by Young Australian of the Year
2005
Succeeded by