A. Naomi Paik coedits the Borderlands section of Public Books. She is the author of two books, Bans, Walls, Raids, Sanctuary: Understanding U.S. Immigration for the Twenty-First Century (University of California Press, 2020) and Rightlessness: Testimony and Redress in U.S. Prison Camps since World War II (University of North Carolina Press, 2016), as well as articles, opinion pieces, and interviews in a range of academic and public-facing venues. She coedits The Politics of Sanctuary series sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. She is an associate professor of Criminology, Law, & Justice and Global Asian Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago.
A. Naomi Paik
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Writing on Public Books
“This Is Not for the Policy People”: Ninaj Raoul on Making Change for Migrant Lives
“I’d never imagine that in 2024 we would have tents of refugees in Brooklyn. … We’ve totally gone backward.”
The Border Is the Crisis: Reflections on the Centenary of the Immigration Act of 1924
One hundred years have passed since the passage of the Johnson-Reed Act and the creation of the Border Patrol. But the undercurrents that mobilized both never went away and are resurging with renewed fervor.
Mapping Race & Rightlessness Across Deep Time
“What would it mean to create a sanctuary for all?”
From “Crisis” to Futurity
Introducing a new series to push forward our thinking and action about immigration and borders.
“Create a Different Language”: Behrouz Boochani & Omid Tofighian
“Just do something. Just do something. Just a very small thing. I’m not an ideological person, really.”[none-for-homepage]
