Miss AATX 1999 Tammy Nguyen
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Tammy Nguyen reigned as Miss
Asian American Texas from 1999-2001. Representing her Vietnamese-American
culture, she also was awarded with individual achievements
for Academic Excellence and Best in Gown.
A firm believer in family, this honors student chose to stay
close to her family and attend Southern Methodist University
in Dallas, even though she was offered a coveted scholarship
at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. A
dedicated student leader on campus, Tammy was recognized with
numerous campus awards for innovation and service as President
of the East Asian Student Association, Program Council Films
Chair, and Asian Council Secretary. Having a wide range of
interests, Tammy was active with AALEC, French Club, Student
Filmmakers Association, Indian Students Association, Korean
Students Association, and Vietnamese Students Association.
Honored by her peers, she was one of the few non-Greeks nominated
for Homecoming Queen and won 1st Runner-up. She graduated
in 2000 with a Communication Honors Distinction B.A. in Cinema
and double minors in French and Business.
Tammy Nguyen reigned as Miss Asian American Texas from 1999-2001.
Representing her Vietnamese-American culture, she also was
awarded with individual achievements for Academic Excellence
and Best in Gown.
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A firm believer in family, this honors student chose to stay close
to her family and attend Southern Methodist University in Dallas,
even though she was offered a coveted scholarship at New York University’s
Tisch School of the Arts. A dedicated student leader on campus,
Tammy was recognized with numerous campus awards for innovation
and service as President of the East Asian Student Association,
Program Council Films Chair, and Asian Council Secretary. Having
a wide range of interests, Tammy was active with AALEC, French Club,
Student Filmmakers Association, Indian Students Association, Korean
Students Association, and Vietnamese Students Association. Honored
by her peers, she was one of the few non-Greeks nominated for Homecoming
Queen and won 1st Runner-up. She graduated in 2000 with a Communication
Honors Distinction B.A. in Cinema and double minors in French and
Business.
After graduation, Tammy took the less beaten path. Choosing to
contribute her time and talents to community service, she volunteered
with the Deep Ellum Film Festival, Asian Film Festival of Dallas,
Tarrant County Asian American Chamber of Commerce, and the Vietnamese
Community of Greater Dallas. While organizing charity fundraisers,
cultural events, and civic functions like the Miss Asian American
Texas Pageant, she has had an amazing opportunity to meet and work
with some of her community's brightest, most ambitious, and talented
young leaders.
While attending school and volunteering with her community, Tammy
worked extensively in front of and behind the camera. She appeared
in films, television, industrials, commercials, and print campaigns.
Some of her most recent projects were national commercial spots
for TGI Fridays, PepBoys and Showtime; a billboard campaign for
Coca-Cola and RadioShack; and industrial spokesperson for CompUSA
and SBC. She has also written, produced, and directed her own shorts
and features, several of which were screened in Dallas film festivals.
This passionate and aspiring young Asian American female filmmaker
hopes to reshape the media image of the modern woman and break new
ground in Hollywood by helping others learn more about the Asian
American people, culture, and history. Recently awarded the Women
in Film College Scholarship, Tammy deferred law school to forge
her own path as one of a handful of graduate students selected to
attend the elite Producers Program at the University of California,
Los Angeles. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she holds
memberships in Women in Film/Dallas, Asian American Professionals/Dallas
(PA2), Asian American Professionals Exchange/Los Angeles (APEX),
is a SAG eligible member, and volunteers for Reading to Kids.
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