Chau Nguyen is a former
Vietnamese-American news anchor
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
most recently seen with
KHOU-TV
KHOU (channel 11) is a television station in Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Conroe, Texas, Conroe-licensed Quest (American TV network), Quest station KTBU (channel 55). Both sta ...
, before stepping down in December 2007 to become a social worker.
She is now the Chief Public Strategies office for the Houston Area Women's Center.
Chau's family fled after the
fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon, also known as the Liberation of Saigon by North Vietnamese or Liberation of the South by the Vietnamese government, and known as Black April by anti-communist overseas Vietnamese was the capture of Saigon, the capital of Sou ...
,
South Vietnam when she was 2 years old and her family settled in
Houston
Houston (; ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas, the Southern United States#Major cities, most populous city in the Southern United States, the List of United States cities by population, fourth-most pop ...
, Texas.
Career
Chau graduated from
Katy High School in 1991, and attended the University of St. Thomas. Beginning in 2003, she worked as a morning news anchor at KHOU in her native Houston, Texas. In late 2007, the Houston Chronicle website reported that she gave notice and quit her job at KHOU.
In December 2007, she anchored her last Saturday morning broadcast for KHOU.
As a reporter she became the first Vietnamese American journalist to receive an
Emmy for her series on medical missions taking place in Vietnam. In 2008, she returned to graduate school to pursue her Masters in Social Work from the University of Houston.
After graduation Chau accepted a position at Houston Area Women's Center as a Manager of Community Involvement. In her role, Chau has made several public appearances, often serving as a spokesperson for the organization. In April 2016 she was promoted to the role of Chief Public Strategies officer. Her work continues as she brings up important topics in the press and to the government including the sexual assault, sexualizaion of Asian women, addressing gender disparities, and domestic violence.
See also
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History of Vietnamese Americans in Houston
This article discusses the history of Vietnamese Americans and Vietnamese immigrants in Houston, Texas, and its environs. Vietnamese immigration has occurred in Greater Houston, including Fort Bend County and Harris County, since 1975, after th ...
References
External links
Houston Chronicle Op-Ed
Houston Chronicle Op-Ed
Houston Chronicle Op-Ed
Chau NguyenChau Nguyen chosen as Master of Ceremonies for the 2007 Vietnamese American National Gala
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Living people
American humanitarians
Women humanitarians
Vietnamese emigrants to the United States
People from Houston
1973 births
University of St. Thomas (Texas) alumni
American broadcast news analysts
Journalists from Texas
Activists from Texas