In this episode, we discuss the climb of her career, grit and resilience, aging parents, raising kids, marriage, living the American dream and having faith that everything will work out. Her parent’s believed this to their core, as refugees from Vietnam, with her in tow at 6 months old.

Vicky Nguyen has over twenty-five years of experience as a journalist. She started her career locally at Central Florida News and for the last six years has been chief correspondent and anchor at a national level at NBC News in NYC.

You can catch Vicky anchoring on NBC News Now (streaming) NBC News Daily M-F 12-2pm ET. She’s also frequently on TODAY as a trusted chief consumer investigative correspondent. Her NYT best selling memoir, ‘Boat Baby’ can be purchased on link. https://www.amazon.com/Boat-Baby-Memoir-Vicky-Nguyen/dp/1668025566

It’s laugh out loud funny, especially for those of us who grew up in the 80’s.

Learn more at www.vickynguyen.com or follow Vicky on instagram: @vickynguyent

2023: Kelley and Vicky after a live segment on NBC News Daily.

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