in April 1975 during the Fall of Saigon. From a CNN videotape, she speaks about her father. Nguyen grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and attended the University of Texas at Austin. She was a cheerleader during her younger days and a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority in college. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Nguyen is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, and Texas Longhorns. In July 2015 Nguyen announced she was pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to a son on December 15, 2015. She also mentioned that she had previously suffered a miscarriage. Board membership and affiliations Co-founder of Help the Hungry Member of the Asian American Journalists Association Awards 2003 Regional Emmy award for "Outstanding Noon Newscast" 2003 Great Women of Texas: Women of Influence Honoree 2003 Legacy of Women Award See also New Yorkers in journalism References External links Betty Nguyen discusses her Hapa identity 1974 births Living people American people of Scottish descent American television news anchors People from Fort Worth, Texas Moody College of Communication alumni Vietnamese emigrants to the United States CNN people People from Ho Chi Minh City American writers of Vietnamese descent CBS News people MSNBC people American women television journalists