Reception to follow

Join us for the launch of Vicky Nguyen's memoir Boat Baby, where she shares the incredible journey of her family's daring escape from Vietnam and her unlikely path from refugee to NBC News anchor and correspondent today.

Starting in 1975, following the end of the Vietnam War, Vietnam’s 'boat people' fled the Communist government and violence in their country across the South China Sea. Vicky and her family were among them, surviving pirate attacks and months in a refugee camp before being sponsored to America. Boat Baby recounts her experiences growing up in America with unconventional Vietnamese parents, navigating cultural gaps, and overcoming prejudice to become a leading Asian American journalist.

She will be joined on stage by the dynamic Ally Love, a renowned host and motivational speaker, who will guide the conversation. Boat Baby will be available for sale during the event with a book signing to follow.

***On the day of the event, the first 50 guests to arrive will receive a complimentary signed copy of Vicky Nguyen's Boat Baby ***

Speakers

Vicky Nguyen is an NBC News Daily anchor and Senior Consumer Investigative Correspondent. She was born in Saigon, Vietnam. In 1979 her family fled the country as refugees, and after spending 10 months in a refugee camp in Malaysia, they were sponsored by a family in Eugene, Oregon. She started her TV career with Central Florida News 13 in Orlando, Florida. She has worked since then for television news stations in Reno and Arizona, until she started at NBC Bay Area in San Francisco in 2007, where she went from general assignment reporter to special projects reporter, and then to anchor/senior investigative reporter. In April of 2019, she moved from California to New York to accept a new role as an investigative and consumer correspondent for NBC News where she is today.

Ally Love is a multi-hyphenate trailblazer of the slash generation, serving as founder & CEO of Love Squad, renowned Peloton instructor, Today Show on-air contributor, host of Netflix’s Dance 100, and former NBA host. In 2015, Love established the Love Squad community to empower women through motivational and educational conversations. As an entrepreneur, host, motivational speaker, fitness instructor, and boss, Love is driven by the belief that "Small changes have a big impact." Her ultimate unwavering goal is to position those around her to step into their power through the convergence of articulation and conversation, demonstrating that even the smallest adjustments can lead to the greatest impact.

This program is part of the Asian Diaspora Project.