In this episode, Noah from Arts4Refugees talks with Lukas who is researching an arty refugee at his micro internship with us. He is studying English at Christ Church College , Oxford. Lukas is a big fan of writing, reading, and journalism. He is passionate about the research surrounding his article. This placement was organised by Oxford University Career Services.
Lukas chose to research Ke Huy Quan, he recently won an oscar for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” He is of Chinese descent but was in Vietnam and had to flee to Hong Kong and stay in a refugee camp. He eventually went to the United States and became an actor. It is important to give refugees a platform for opportunities to do amazing things.
You can listen to the full conversation here.
Key Points
Lukas is studying English at Oxford.
He has a podcast of his own where they talk about different themes, music, culture, and more.
Quan spent a year in refugee based in Hong Kong
He was a child star in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
A great quote from him “They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it's happening to me.”
To learn more about Quan - there is a short story by Lukas here.
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