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Chau Nguyen is a former Vietnamese-American news anchor most recently seen with KHOU-TV, before stepping down in December 2007 to become a social worker.[1] She is now the Chief Public Strategies office for the Houston Area Women's Center.[2]
Chau's family fled after the fall of Saigon, South Vietnam when she was 2 years old and her family settled in Houston, Texas.
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.[3][4] In December 2007, she anchored her last Saturday morning broadcast for KHOU.[3] As a reporter she became the first Vietnamese American journalist to receive an Emmy for her series on medical missions taking place in Vietnam.[5][6] In 2008, she returned to graduate school to pursue her Masters in Social Work from the University of Houston.[1] 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.[7] Her work continues as she brings up important topics in the press and to the government including the sexual assault,[8][9] sexualization of Asian women,[10] addressing gender disparities,[11][12] and domestic violence.[13][14][15]
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