Boat Baby w/ Vicky Nguyen
About this episode
Vicky Nguyen shares her journey from being a refugee to a successful journalist in America.
Vicky Nguyen is the author of Boat Baby, a memoir about the NBC News anchor's journey from being a refugee from communist Vietnam to becoming a successful journalist in America, detailing her family's perilous escape by boat, their struggles to adapt, and her unique upbringing with unconventional Vietnamese parents. It's a special one. Enjoy
People in this episode
Host: Christopher Rivas
Guest: Vicky Nguyen
Topics covered
- refugee experience
- journalism
- Vietnamese culture
- family struggles
- memoir
Keywords
- Boat Baby
- Vicky Nguyen
- refugee
- journalist
- Vietnam
- memoir
- family
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Boat Baby
Places: Vietnam, America
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