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Education and Career
I obtained both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Psychology from the University of Hong Kong, and taught in the Department of Applied Social Studies of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University until 1990.
Since migrating to New Zealand, I completed my doctoral degree in the Department of Psychology, University of Waikato in 1995 on the subject of the adaptive process of Chinese adolescent immigrants. Major publications related to this research include a book chapter on the Hong Kong Chinese community in Auckland (Ho and Farmer, 1995) and a journal article on different paths of adaptation taken by Chinese adolescent immigrants entering New Zealand between 1987 and 1992 (Ho, 1995). Since joining the Migration Research Group in 1994, I have completed a number of research projects, including:
a school survey of Chinese and Korean immigrant adolescents in Auckland (funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology in 1995);
analysis of the 'astronaut' family phenomenon using data derived from the New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings and a methodology for linking individual migrants to their family and household contexts (funded by the Marsden Fund in 1996);
research on the migration of entrepreneurs to New Zealand from Hong Kong (funded by the Asia 2000 Foundation of New Zealand in 1997);
a video project to promote awareness of diversity issues in the workplace (funded by the Equal Employment Contestable Fund, 1998);
research into the settlement assistance needs of recent migrants (a research project commissioned by the New Zealand Immigration Service in 1999); and
research on Chinese migrant mental health (funded by the Health Research Council, 1998-2000).
Currently, I am completing a research on international and inter-regional migration of Asian families in New Zealand, funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (2000-2002). Key findings will be presented at the "Migration and the Asian Family" Conference organised by the Asian MetaCentre in Singapore in April 2001, and subsequently published in the conference proceedings and refereed international journals.
I have been appointed as Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre of Asian Studies of the University of Hong Kong since 1998, and Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society since 1989. On the national level, I have been invited by Mrs Pansy Wong MP, the Policy and Evaluation Section of the New Zealand Immigration Service, and the Auckland City Council to participate in consultation meetings and forums to discuss immigration policies and settlement issues relevant to the Asian communities.
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Honors
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Publications
Ho, E.S. 1995. Chinese or New Zealander? Differential paths of adaptation of Hong Kong Chinese adolescent immigrants in New Zealand. New Zealand Population Review, 21(1&2), 27-49.
Ho, E.S. and Bedford, R.D. 1998. The Asian crisis and migrant entrepreneurs in New Zealand: some reactions and reflections. New Zealand Population Review, 24, 71-101.
Ho, E.S. and Chen, Y.Y. 1997. Post-school employment choices of East Asian adolescent migrants. In P. Morrison (Ed) Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 118-125.
Ho, E.S. and Farmer, R.S.J. 1994. The Hong Kong Chinese in Auckland. In R. Skeldon (Ed) Reluctant Exiles? Migration from Hong Kong and the New Overseas Chinese. M.E. Sharpe, New York and London, 215-234.
Ho, E.S., Bedford, R.D. & Bedford, C.E. 2000. Migrants in their family contexts: application of a methodology. Population Studies Centre Discussion Paper No. 34. University of Waikato, Hamilton.
Ho, E.S., Bedford, R.D. & Goodwin, J.E. 1999. Self-employment among Chinese immigrants in New Zealand. In P. Morrison (Ed) Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington: Wellington, 276-286.
Ho, E.S., Bedford, R.D. & Goodwin, J.E. 1997. 'Astronaut' families: a contemporary migration phenomenon. In East Asian New Zealanders: Research on New Migrants. Asia-Pacific Migration Research Network Research Paper. Department of Geography, Massey University: Albany, 20-41.
Ho, E.S., Kim, S.N. & Young, J. 1998. Chinese and Korean migrants in Auckland: perspectives on employment prospects amongst adolescents. In P.C. Forer and P.J. Perry (Eds) Proceedings of the New Zealand Geographical Society Anniversary Conference, 1995. New Zealand Geographical Society, Christchurch, 319-322.
Ho, E.S., Lidgard, J.M., Bedford, R.D. and Spoonley, P. 1998. East Asian migrants in New Zealand: adaptation and employment. In A.D. Trlin and P. Spoonley (Eds) New Zealand and International Migration, A Digest and Bibliography, Number 3. Massey University: Palmerston North.
Ho, E.S., Cheung, E., Bedford, C. & Leung, P. 2000. Settlement assistance needs of recent migrants. A report commissioned by the New Zealand Immigration Service. New Zealand Immigration Service: Wellington.
Ho, E.S., Bedford, R.D., Goodwin, J., Lidgard, J. & Spragg, B. 1998. Employment experiences of Chinese and Korean recent immigrants in 1991 and 1996: some preliminary observations. In R.E. Panny (Ed) People-People-People. Third National Conference 1997. New Zealand Federation of Ethnic Councils, Christchurch, 259-272.
Other Forms of Research Dissemination
Cheung, E. and Ho, E.S. 1999. New Faces: Explore the Real Issues of Diversity in the Workplace. A video funded by the EEO Contestable Fund. Migration Research Group, University of Waikato, Hamilton.
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