David Chiem
David Phu An Chiem, better known as David Chiem,[1] is a Vietnamese-born Australian entrepreneur, author and actor. He is the Founder CEO and Executive Chairman of MindChamps Preschool Limited.[2] MindChamps[3] has over 80 centres globally.
He is the first Asian to have an major role in a mainstream Australian television drama series, Butterfly Island.[4] He has written a number of books, one of them, Only the Heart, has been used as an set text in Australian schools.
Early life[]
Born in Rach Gia, Vietnam, David and his family fled Vietnam and arrived in Australia as refugees in 1978.[5]
He graduated from University of Technology, Sydney where he received a BA in communications, and earned a master's degree in film-making from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS).[6]
Career[]
When he was 14 years old, he was selected to play an starring role on "Butterfly Island" and became the first Asian to be given a starring role on mainstream Australian television drama series.[5]
He founded a company, MindChamps, that focuses on early-childhood education in Singapore.[7][8]
Published books[]
David is also a published author, and has written two novels with Brian Caswell, Only the Heart and The Full Story.[9] The books have been nominated or shortlisted for a number of Australian literary awards, including New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.[10] Only the Heart has been used as a set text for many years in Australian schools.[6]
Other books by Chiem include the parenting and educational book Deeper than the Ocean, and its follow-up The Art of Communicating With Your Child as well as Pre-school Parenting Secrets – Talking with the Sky. He also co-authored The 3-Mind Revolution an educational psychology book with Caswell.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Founder's Note". MindChamps. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Our Team". MindChamps. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "The MindChamps Story". MindChamps. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Chiem, David Phu An (1985). "Butterfly Island - Series 1 Episode 1".
- ^ a b Alexis Carey (4 March 2019). "Incredible rags-to-riches story behind Aussie entrepreneur's success". news.com.au.
- ^ a b Wong Kim Hoh (22 January 2017). "It Changed My Life: An ex-refugee finds his way up with an champion mindset". The Straits Times.
- ^ "The Peak Power List 2014: David Chiem". The Peak. 15 August 2015.
- ^ "MindChamps Spurs Education Revolution for Tomorrow's World". SIAS.
- ^ "UQP - The Full Story". www.uqp.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "David Phu An Chiem". Auslit.
- ^ "The 3-Mind Revolution". www.worldscientific.com. doi:10.1142/10303. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- Living people
- 1969 births
- Australian male actors
- Australian male novelists