Vivian Ho is a journalist working for the ''

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''.

Career

Ho has worked for the west coast bureau of the ''

'' since 2018. Before that, she was a reporter for the ''

San Francisco Chronicle The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. de ...

'' for almost seven years, with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Prior to the ''Chronicle'', she worked for the ''

Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

'' and the ''

Worcester Telegram and Gazette The ''Telegram & Gazette'' (and ''Sunday Telegram'') is the only daily newspaper of Worcester, Massachusetts. The paper, headquartered at 100 Front Street and known locally as ''the Telegram'' or the ''T & G'', offers coverage of all of Worceste ...

'' as a reporter, and has bylines in ''

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'', ''

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

'' magazine, '' The Muse'', ''Bustle'' and ''

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''. In 2019, her first book, ''Those Who Wander: America's Lost Street Kids'', was published by Little A.

Personal

She was raised in

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Controversy

In 2009, Vivian Ho was profiled in her capacity as Editor-in-Chief of ''

The Daily Free Press ''The Daily Free Press'' is the independent student newspaper at Boston University. It is a digital-first publication with daily online content and a monthly print edition on Thursday during the academic year. ''The Daily Free Press'' is staffed ...

'' at

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

. In September 2011, Ho achieved notoriety when she was one of several journalists arrested while covering a protest of

Bay Area Rapid Transit Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. BART serves 50 stations along six routes on of rapid transit lines, including a spur line in eastern Contra Costa County which uses ...

. Ho was allegedly handcuffed after identifying herself as a journalist. Her arrest drew criticism from the ''Chronicle''. In January 2012, Ho was again arrested covering the

Occupy Oakland Occupy Oakland refers to a collaboration and series of demonstrations in Oakland, California that started in October 2011. As part of the Occupy movement, protestors have staged occupations, most notably at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakla ...

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References

External links

Vivian Ho's official twitter account
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