Joy Kwak - Catalyst

The Illiberalism of Japan’s Detention Policies: an Interview with Professor Takamura

May 13, 2020November 10, 2021 Joy Kwak

In this interview, I take you to Japan: an economic powerhouse, stable democracy, and a country known for its increasing reliance on migrant workers.

A Pipe Dream? – Pipelines and Indigenous Sovereignty in Canada

February 12, 2020November 10, 2021 Joy Kwak

The dialogue around the Trans Mountain Pipeline and Indigenous sovereignty cannot be divided neatly into two distinct sides, nor can a single perspective represent a wide variety of voices.

Language as a Weapon of Imperialism: A Comparative Case Study Between Canada and Korea

January 20, 2020November 10, 2021 Joy Kwak and Laurence Campanella

Forcible assimilation is not a mechanism of national cohesion, it is a weapon of erasure.

Rage Against the Decree: the Role of Indigenous and Marginalized Ecuadorians in Revoking Decree 883

November 8, 2019November 10, 2021 Joy Kwak

Within its short existence, the decree has already disproportionately impacted marginalized Ecuadorians, including Indigenous communities, lower-class workers and the rural poor.