Iga (as a word) or IGA (as an acronym with different capitalizations) may stand for:

As a word[link]

Given name[link]

• a female given name of Polish origin. The name originates from the female given name Jadwiga (Polish pronunciation: [jadˈviɡa]) and stands for gia,or gina in the USA.. It is an established but rather rare given name in Poland and larger Polish speaking communities such as the Chicago area.

The name can be traced back to catholic saints

• • Jadwiga of Greater Poland, Queen of Poland and mother of Casimir III of Poland
  • Jadwiga of Żagań, Queen of Poland, wife of Casimir III of Poland (daughter-in-law of previous)
  • Jadwiga of Poland (1374-1399), Queen of Poland, named after Saint Hedwig of Andechs
  • Jadwiga Jagiellon (disambiguation), several Polish princesses of that name

Places[link]

• Iga, a city in Mie Prefecture, Honshū island, Japan
  • Iga Ueno Castle, a castle located in the above city
  • Iga Province, an old province of Japan in the area that is today western Mie Prefecture
• Iga Idunganran, the official residence of the Oba (king) of Lagos

People[link]

• Iga Cembrzyńska, a Polish actress
• Iga Wyrwał (also known as Eva or Eve), a Polish glamour model
• Koji Igarashi (nicknamed IGA), a video game producer, known for his involvement with the Castlevania series.

Miscellaneous[link]

• 8300 Iga (previously 1994 AO2), a main-belt asteroid
• Iga-ryū (literally “the Iga School”), a school of ninjutsu

As an acronym[link]

Companies and organizations[link]

• IGA (initially Independent Grocers Alliance), a name used by many independent supermarkets throughout the world
  • Independent Grocers of Australia, the local Australian variant of the international IGA
• International Island Games Association, an organization that organizes the Island Games (a friendly competition between teams from several islands and other small territories)
• International Grenfell Association, an organization providing health care, education, religious and other services to the fishermen and coastal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Interscope-Geffen-A&M, an American record label
• General Assembly, the legislative branch of the state government of states in USA:
  • Iowa General Assembly
  • Illinois General Assembly
  • Indiana General Assembly
• Irish Games Association, a non-profit body which is dedicated to promoting gaming in Ireland

Medicine[link]

• Immunoglobulin A (IgA), an antibody playing a critical role in mucosal immunity
  • IgA nephropathy, a form of glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney)
  • IgA pemphigus, a subtype of pemphigus

Science and technology[link]

• Intergranular attack, another term for intergranular corrosion (a form of corrosion where the boundaries of crystallites of the material are more susceptible to corrosion than their insides)

Miscellaneous[link]

• In-game advertising, the use of computer and video games as a medium in which to deliver advertising
• International Gamers Award, an award for strategy board games and historical simulation games
• Islamic Golden Age, a period in the history of the Muslim world

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Anh Do
Anh Do with wife Suzanne, walking the red carpet at the premiere of Footy Legends
Born	1977 Vietnam
Occupation	Actor, stand-up comedian
Spouse	Suzanne
Children	3 children

Anh Do (born 1977 in Vietnam) is a Vietnamese Australian author, actor and stand-up comedian.^[1]

He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here and Good News Week, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney.^[2] He is brother of film director Khoa Do and has acted in several of Khoa's films, including Footy Legends, which he co-wrote and produced.

Do and his family fled to Australia as refugees in 1980.^[3] In his 2010 autobiography,The Happiest Refugee, Do tells of how his family survived five days in a leaky fishing boat nine and a half metres long and two metres wide^[4]:9 and packed with 40 Vietnamese refugees fleeing across the Indian Ocean. “We were crammed in like sardines,” he said.^[5] The Happiest Refugee has won many awards, including the 2011 Australian Book of the Year, Biography of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, as well as the Indie Book of the Year Award 2011, Non-fiction Indie Book of the Year 2011, and it was shortlisted for the 2011 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Community Relations Commission Award.^[6]

Early career[link]

When Do was 14 he started a small business breeding tropical fish. While studying his first year of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney, he owned a stall which sold American-Indian artefacts, which he later expanded to 4 franchised stores. A few months before finishing his combined Business Law degree, law firms offered him jobs which required 60 hours of work a week. He opted to take up stand-up comedy instead.^[7]

His author's profile and an extract from his book, The Happiest Refugee,^[8] were used in the 2011 School Certificate Examinations in New South Wales, leading to an extensive number of Facebook groups and fan pages being made about him and his achievements. Due to the question regarding writing a letter to the principal asking him to be a guest speaker at the end of year assembly, he has been offered the chance to do this in many schools around the state..

Acting filmography[link]

• Double the Fist (2008) as Krakbot
• Crooked Business (2008) as Benny Wing
• Kick (2007) as Hoa Tran
• Footy Legends (2006) as Luc Vu
• Solo (2006) as Nguyen
• Pizza as Chong Fat (2005–2007)
• Blue Water High – (Episode: It's Hard to Be Normal) (2005) as Robbo
• Little Fish (2005) as Tran
• The Finished People (2003) as Factory Worker
• All Saints (2003) (Episode: The Devil to Pay) as Tim Salter
• Don't Blame Me (2002) as Vinnie
• SeaChange (2000) as Quan Tho

Filmography (as himself)[link]

• Talking Heads (2010, Series 6 Episoode 33) Guest
• Top Gear Australia (2009) Guest
• The Squiz (2009) as host
• Made In China (2008) as host
• Short and Curly
• Deal or No Deal special (2007) as contestant (won maximum prize of $200,000)
• Dancing with the Stars (2007/season 7) as contestant
• Thank God You're Here (2006 & 2007) as contestant
• The NRL Footy Show, comedian
• Matty Johns Show as himself in segment Anh Can Do
• Pictures of You, guest

Footnotes[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Anh Do at the Internet Movie Database