Valerie Boey Ramsey was born in New York in 1967. She recollected memories of her upbringing, particularly growing up in a middle-class Chinese home in New York. She shared stories of her family’s Asian lineage. In 1991, Valerie moved to Florida to work for WINK News in Fort Myers. In 2003, TSP Tampa hired her, initially covering state politics in Tallahassee. Valerie left TSP to join FOX 35 in Orlando in 2008. Additionally, Valerie highlighted how she has supported the Asian American community in Central Florida through her reporting.