Ho, Yong

Dr. Yong Ho was born and grew up in Nanjing, China. He taught English at Xuzhou Teachers College in Jiangsu, China for a number of years before he came to study at Columbia University in 1986. He received his Ph.D. in anthropology/ linguistics from Columbia University in 1992. His concentration was in Chinese anthropology and Chinese language. Currently Yong Ho coordinates the Chinese Program at the United Nations. Previously, he served as the Director of Curriculum and Language at China Institute