Mitchell was born in Vietnam towards the end of the war.. After the war ended ended things got even more chaotic, causing him to flee the country. Solo. Aged just 12.
At the time Mitchell couldn't have know this, but he wouldn't see his family again for 30 years.
After bouncing around a couple of Indonesian refugee camps, he finally moved here. To Aotearoa New Zealand
He's gone on to found several international tech companies, work as a government advisor, promote NZ - Asian relations, and be awarded and ONZM by King Charles 3.
A short documentary was made of his story for the TVNZ series I Am. You can watch it here.
Photo: Supplied / Mitchell Pham
