Cynthia Gouw

Cynthia Gouw (born May 30, 1963) is an American actress, model, and TV news anchor and host. One of Gouw's great grandfathers moved from Xiamen, China to Indonesia, where he started a department store chain. Her parents, both Chinese immigrants from Indonesia, went to university in the Netherlands and moved to California in 1961. In 1963, she became the first in her family to be born in the United States.She grew up with her parents and brother in El Cerrito, California and graduated from the high school there in 1981. She then attended UCLA, where she majored in political science and international relations and minored in Asian American studies. She also edited Pacific Ties, UCLA's Asian-American newspaper and interned for Willie Brown. In 1991, she graduated from UCLA School of Law.