Racial Boundaries of Citizenship
2026-09-10 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center, 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
The Supreme Court may have paused debate over whether the birthright citizenship clause applies to immigrant families. But the battle over citizenship can also be seen in the contested racial boundaries for naturalization and denaturalization. Legal experts from academia and practice will engage in candid discussion about how race shapes the acquisition, retention, and extinction of citizenship in these tumultuous times. Featured guest: Sandra Wong, Wong Kim Ark descendent.

Speaker Biographies

1. Sandra Wong

2. Lucia Martel Dow
