Ghost Citizens Book Launch

As nationalism and oppression of minority racialized groups proliferate globally, the plight of stateless people becomes ever more urgent. Legal scholar Jamie Chai Yun Liew in conversation with Judy Trinh will discuss this issue in the context of her new book Ghost Citizens.

 Jamie Chai Yun Liew is a professor, lawyer, novelist and podcaster. She penned the acclaimed novel Dandelion, which was longlisted for CBC Canada Reads 2023, and was the winner of the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writer Award 2018. She is the co-author (with Donald Galloway) of Immigration Law and Immigration and Refugee Law: Cases, Material, and Commentary (with Sharryn Aiken, Catherine Dauvergne, Colin Grey, Gerald Heckman, Constance MacIntosh and Emond Montgomery). She has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Federal Court and the Immigration and Refugee Board. She teaches, researches and writes on immigration, refugee and citizenship law, and how law not only marginalizes people but constructs them as racialized and foreign.

Judy Trinh is a correspondent for CTV NATIONAL NEWS, based in Ottawa. She specializes in politics and investigations, with a commitment to covering stories focusing on marginalized communities. Trinh previously worked as an investigative journalist at CBC. Throughout her career, she covered a wide variety of international news events, ranging from police misconduct to human rights court challenges and the #MeToo movement. She has reported live from disaster zones, investigated terror suspects, and shone a light on sexual assault within the music industry. Recognized for her fearless and in-depth reporting, Trinh was honoured with the Student Press Freedom Award from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. She has also been recognized by the Canadian Screen Awards and National Magazine Awards with multiple nominations.