| Vivian Ho | |
| Occupation: | Journalist, writer |
| Language: | English |
| Education: | Journalism |
| Alma Mater: | Boston University |
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Vivian Ho is a journalist working for the Guardian US.[1]
Ho has worked for the west coast bureau of the Guardian US since 2018. Before that, she was a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle for almost seven years, with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Prior to the Chronicle, she worked for the Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram and Gazette as a reporter, and has bylines in Topic, San Francisco magazine, The Muse, Bustle and Marie Claire.
In 2019, her first book, Those Who Wander: America's Lost Street Kids, was published by Little A.[2]
She was raised in New England.[3]
In 2009, Vivian Ho was profiled in her capacity as Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Free Press at Boston University.[4]
In September 2011, Ho achieved notoriety when she was one of several journalists arrested while covering a protest of Bay Area Rapid Transit. Ho was allegedly handcuffed after identifying herself as a journalist. Her arrest drew criticism from the Chronicle.[5]
In January 2012, Ho was again arrested covering the Occupy Oakland protest.[6]