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David Chiem (born 22 January 1969) is a Vietnamese-born Australian author and entrepreneur and the Founder CEO and Executive Chairman of

MindChamps PreSchool Limited. Chiem was also a child actor in Australia with roles in mainstream television.

Biography
Chiem was born in Rach Gia, south-west of Ho Chi Minh City. In 1978, his family fled to Sydney, NSW Australia, as refugees of the Vietnam War. He attended school in Cabramatta, a suburb in Sydney and graduated with a BA in communications from the University of Technology, Sydney, and a master's in film-making from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.

In 1984, Chiem was cast as a leading role in Butterfly Island, an Australian children's television series. He played a refugee who enters the lives of a family struggling to run an island resort. Later on, he also landed recurring roles in famous Australian dramas such as Sons And Daughters and A Country Practice.