Vietnamese settlement celebrated at Parliament House

The 40th anniversary of the settlement of Vietnamese people to Australia has been celebrated at a cross party function at Parliament House in Canberra.

Labor MP Chris Bowen with guests at the 40th anniversary of the settlement Vietnamese people to Australia celebrations (Twitter/Chris Bowen) Source: (Twitter/Chris Bowen)

The guest of honour was one time Vietnamese refugee, now Governor of South Australia, Hieu Van Le.

The Governor was welcomed to Parliament by co-hosts Liberal Party Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Labor’s Jason Clare.

Mr Clare had earlier praised the local Vietnamese community in an address to Parliament.

Today I paid tribute to the Australian Vietnamese Community. Posted by Jason Clare on Sunday, 21 June 2015

It is just one of many events being held around the country to celebrate the arrival of Vietnamese Australians to the country.