“To make a living in communist Vietnam, you had to hustle,” Vicky Nguyen writes, and her parents were hustlers. After America left Vietnam, Vicky Nguyen’s family illegally found p…

NBC News anchor and correspondent Vicky Nguyen is sharing the story of her family's escape from communist Vietnam and her journey from refugee to reporter in her new memoir, Boat Baby. I had the opportunity to ask the author about her childhood, advice for fellow journalists, the conversations she wants to inspire, what she admires most about her parents, and much more.