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 ''

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

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'' and the '' Worcester Telegram and Gazette'' as a reporter, and has bylines in '' Topic'', ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' at

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

. 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 and of track, including eBART, a spur line running to Antioch, and Oakland Airport Connecto ...

. 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

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References

External links

Vivian Ho's official twitter account
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