She was born in the suburb of Footscray in Melbourne and grew up in Braybrook. Pung was named Alice after the protagonist of Alice in Wonderland, because her father saw Australia as a wonderland. Fleeing the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge, her parents sought asylum in Australia in 1980. Pung was born to ethnic Teochew Chinese parents from Cambodia. She has also worked as an art instructor, independent school teacher at primary and secondary schools and is Artist in Residence at Janet Clarke Hall at the University of Melbourne. Her books include the memoirs Unpolished Gem (2006), Her Father's Daughter (2011) and the novel Laurinda (2014). Non-Fiction Prize in the 2011 Western Australian Book Awards Australian Newcomer of the Year in the 2007 Australian Book Industry AwardsĪlice Pung OAM (born 1981 ) is an Australian writer, editor and lawyer.
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