Pauline Nguyen is an Australian author and restaurateur. Nguyen was born in Vietnam. Upon the communist takeover of Saigon in 1975, her father decided to evacuate his family from Vietnam. They embarked on a perilous sea voyage in 1977, eventually finding refuge in a Thai refugee camp. After a year, they were granted asylum in Australia by the Fraser government in 1978. In 2002, Nguyen partnered with her brother

Luke Nguyen Luke Nguyen (; born 8 September 1978) is an Australian chef, restaurateur and television presenter of Vietnamese descent. Early life In 1977, Luke Nguyen's family escaped Vietnam by boat to Thailand in search of a new life. Upon arriving in Thail ...

, to open the Red Lantern restaurant in

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

. As an author, she has written several publications. Nguyen authored ''Secrets of the Red Lantern'', a memoir that combines her family's story with traditional Vietnamese recipes. The book was shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year and Biography of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards in 2008. She also wrote "The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur," a 2019 Australian Business Book Award winner for Best Entrepreneurship and Small Business. In 2020, Nguyen took part in the third season of the Australian documentary series

Filthy Rich and Homeless ''Filthy Rich and Homeless'' is an Asian Academy Creative Awards-nominated Australian TV documentary series produced by Blackfella Films and broadcast in 2017 (Season 1) and 2018 (Season 2) on Special Broadcasting Service, SBS. The series follo ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Pauline Living people Australian restaurateurs Australian writers Australian people of Vietnamese descent Vietnamese emigrants to Australia Year of birth missing (living people)