[1][3] After graduating college, Hoja became the host of the first Uyghur-language children television program in China and became well-known throughout Xinjiang as a result of her role.

[7][3] While in the Austrian capital of Vienna, feeling ashamed of her work for Chinese state media, Hoja decided to not return to China.

[7][3] In October of that year, Hoja immigrated to the United States and began working for Radio Free Asia, reporting on the repression of the Uyghur people by the Chinese government.

[10] On January 28, 2018, Hoja published an interview with Omurbek Eli, who was arrested and accused of "terrorist activities" while visiting his parents in Xinjiang.

[10] On March 27, 2019, Hoja met with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo as a representative of persons with family members held in the Xinjiang internment camps.