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| birth_place = [[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Vietnam]]
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'''Khoa Do''' ([[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: ''Đỗ Khoa'', {{audio|Do Khoa.ogg|listen|help=no}}), is a [[film director]], [[screenwriter]], and [[philanthropist]]. He received the [[Young Australian of the Year]] Award in 2005.
'''Khoa Do''' ({{langx|vi|Đỗ Khoa}}, {{IPA|vi|ɗǒwˀ kʰʷāː|pron|Do Khoa.ogg}}), 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==
==Early life and family==
The Do family left Vietnam in 1980 as a [[Vietnamese refugees]], fleeing [[Saigon]] by boat. At the age of 18 months, Khoa narrowly escaped death at the hands of Thai pirates.<ref name="Dow">{{cite web | url=http://www.stevedow.com.au/Default.aspx?id=403 | title=No laughing matter | publisher=Steve Dow | date=10 May 2009 | access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> They arrived in [[Sydney]] in August 1980.
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.<ref name="Dow">{{cite web | url=http://www.stevedow.com.au/Default.aspx?id=403 | title=No laughing matter | publisher=Steve Dow | date=10 May 2009 | access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> They arrived in [[Sydney]] in August 1980.


Khoa received a scholarship to attend [[St Aloysius' College (Sydney)|St Aloysius' College]] in [[Milson's Point]], graduating in 1996. He studied Law and Arts at the [[University of Sydney]].{{cn|date=October 2020}}
Khoa Do received a scholarship to attend [[St Aloysius' College (Sydney)|St Aloysius' College]] in [[Milsons Point]], graduating in 1996. He studied Law and Arts at the [[University of Sydney]].{{cn|date=October 2020}}


His brother is the comedian/author [[Anh Do]]. His mother, Hien, played the role of [[Van Tuong Nguyen|Van Nguyen]]'s mother, Kim, in ''[[Better Man (miniseries)|Better Man]]'' (2013), a film which he produced.<ref>[http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/07/david-wenham-proud-of-better-mans-message.html David Wenham proud of Better Man's message], ''TV Tonight'', 30 July 2013</ref>
His brother is the comedian/author [[Anh Do]]. His mother Hien, played the role of [[Van Tuong Nguyen|Van Nguyen]]'s mother, Kim, in ''[[Better Man (miniseries)|Better Man]]'' (2013), a film which he produced.<ref>[http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/07/david-wenham-proud-of-better-mans-message.html David Wenham proud of Better Man's message], ''TV Tonight'', 30 July 2013</ref>


==Philanthropy==
==Philanthropy==
Do has been active in helping the [[under-privileged]] in [[South-Western Sydney]], especially the [[Vietnamese Australian|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.{{cn|date=October 2020}}
Khoa Do has been active in helping the [[under-privileged]] in [[South Western Sydney]], especially the [[Vietnamese Australian|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.{{cn|date=October 2020}}


==Recognition and awards==
==Recognition and awards==
*2001 Young Citizen of the Year Award ([[City of Bankstown]]){{cn|date=October 2020}}
*2001 Young Citizen of the Year Award ([[City of Bankstown]]){{cn|date=October 2020}}
*2003 – [[Centenary Medal]]{{cn|date=October 2020}}
*2003 – [[Centenary Medal]]{{cn|date=October 2020}}
*2005 – Do was named Young Australian of the Year for his "leadership, compassion, and will to inspire and inform Australians on issues that affect our communities".<ref>{{cite web|title=Khoa Do|url= https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/khoa-do/148/|publisher=[[National Australia Day Council]]|access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref>
*2005 – Do was named Young Australian of the Year for his "leadership, compassion, and will to inspire and inform Australians on issues that affect our communities".<ref>{{cite web|title=Khoa Do|url= https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/khoa-do/148/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200805161539/https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/khoa-do/148/|url-status= dead|archive-date= 5 August 2020|publisher=[[National Australia Day Council]]|access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref>
===Film industry awards===
===Film industry awards===
* 2001 – Nominated for an [[AACTA Awards|AFI Award]] for his screen play for the short film ''Delivery Day''
* 2001 – Nominated for an [[AACTA Awards|AFI Award]] for his screen play for the short film ''Delivery Day''
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*''[[The Finished People]]'' (2003)
*''[[The Finished People]]'' (2003)
*''[[Footy Legends]]'' (2006)
*''[[Footy Legends]]'' (2006)
*''Delivery Day'' (2009) – tells the story of a young girl and her struggle to balance the demands of school, her mother and the family's backyard [[sweatshop]] and is heavily based on Do's own experience.
*''Delivery Day'' (2009) – tells the story of a young girl and her struggle to balance the demands of school, her mother and the family's backyard [[sweatshop]] and is heavily based on Do's own experience.
*''[[Mother Fish]]'' (2010)
*''[[Mother Fish]]'' (2010)
*''[[Better Man (miniseries)|Better Man]]'' (2013)
*''[[Better Man (miniseries)|Better Man]]'' (2013)

Latest revision as of 08:10, 22 October 2024

The native form of this personal name is Đỗ Khoa. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Khoa Do
Khoa Do at the 2005 Australian of the Year Awards
Born
Đỗ Khoa

1979 (age 44–45)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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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