Chau Nguyen

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Chau Nguyen (b. 1973) is a Vietnamese-American news anchor currently employed with KHOU-TV. Chau's family fled after the fall of Saigon, South Vietnam when she was just 2 years old and her family settled in Houston, Texas. She is the first Vietnamese-American to be awarded a regional Emmy award.


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[edit] Education

She is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.

[edit] Career path

Her career began early in college when she was asked to take a full-time desk editor position at KRIV-TV. Chau transitioned to on-air responsibilities in 1996 as an anchor and reporter in Guam and Saipan. She returned to Houston in 1998 to report for KRIV-TV, then spent three years reporting for WGCL-TV in Atlanta before joining KHOU.

In 2007, she has been chosen by the Vietnamese American National Gala (VANG) to be the Master of Ceremonies.[1]

[edit] Humantarian mission

In 2000, Chau travelled to Vietnam to cover a medical mission and her series reporting earned her a regional Emmy award.

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