Bài phát biểu của cô Phượng Vỹ trong Buổi Lễ Động Thổ để xây Viện Bảo Tàng Việt Nam tại Victoria
“Life was not meant to be easy – indeed like the flight of the Vietnamese refugees, the aspirations of a museum started with an architectural impression from the Maribyrnong’s defence land in the early 2005, to the architectural design at 220 Barkley St Footscray in 2019 to finally an actual site ready for construction here at 119 Durham St Sunshine - our journey has been challenging but a home is finally found. This is thanks to the clear vision of this project, and our deepest, deepest gratitude to the bipartisan support of our State and Federal governments, and the support from the three levels of government. No other Vietnamese museum has achieved this level of official support and recognition in the world. The Vietnamese refugee story is securely placed in the history of this nation.
