Shirley Le is an interesting nation-state
Shirley Le is a Vietnamese-Australian and author of Interesting Peoples. As a child, Shirley grew up watching politicians on screen promote harmful statements and say things like Australia was “overwhelmed by Asians”. In cities like Yaguna and Bankstown, she didn’t always feel like she belonged. She is often referred to as a “minority,” which further stigmatizes her as an outsider. That’s why she reused the word in the title of her book. “I’m excited to be able to take on the role of storyteller.” Today, she is an important and authentic voice because of a core revolt: She speaks from her community, not for it. Director Andrew Yee Producer Andrew Yee Chris Yee Editor Andrew Yee Director of Photography Kaan Cansiz Sound Andrew Yee Assistant Editor Rendy Abi Chief Editor Keshia Hannam Production Supervisor Stephanie Tangkilisan Producer Yudistira Dilianzia Post Production Coordinator Skolastika Lupitawina Color Nadya Shabrina Sound Ernesto Suarez Others Music by Leon Laudenbach – Pirate Blues Walk Free Trio – In the Corner Shahead Mostafafar – Purple Drop Lalinea – Calm On Ziv Grinberg – The Joy of Raw Cats – Pointless Bunker Breakers – Arak Elite Kicktracks – Fat Banana Additional Archive Material The Guardian, Funny Shirley Le’s Ethics Review – Second Generation Immigrants Struggle with Longing and Belonging, (2023) Good Read, Interesting Ethics, (2023) The West Australian, Book Review: Shirley Le Shirley Le’s “The Ethics of Fun” offers a poignant and humorous take on issues of identity, racism, and race. Growing Up, (2023) rtrfm, Shirley Le’s Funny Ethics Not Your Common Growing Up Story, (2023) The Sydney Morning Herald, “Sharp, bold and heartfelt”. Debut novel on immigration and racism, (2023) Reader, Shirley Le’s Interesting Ethics, (2023) Pauline Hanson Calls Out Multiculturalism, (1996) Pauline Hanson’s First Lecture : Has Australia been ‘inundated with Asians’? , (2016) Macquarie University, Macquarie University Campus Tour, (2021) Hunger Passport, Vietnam Travel Guide 2023 – (Hanoi, Halong Bay, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, etc.), 2022 Sweatshops, Sweatshops on Drums Women, (2020) Special thanks to Sweatshop Literacy Campaign Michael Mohammad Ahmed Winnie Dunn Rosanna Hunt Benjamin Farbetter Read Kinokuniya