Dr. Jia-Lin Liu

Elevating the immigrant narrative to help communities better understand identity, mobility, and structural inequality.

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Depth and Passion. How lucky I am to have the privilege of co-investigating every single semester with amazing human beings 🫶🏼 thank you for showing up as your truest authentic unapologetic self. #spring2026🌺🌞😍🌸❤️ #lastdayofclass #drjinthehouse
Today felt like a full-circle moment. As an MSW student at Columbia, it was my second year—focused on policy—that truly made me feel empowered and hopeful about the profession. Fast forward many years later (no, I won’t say how ma
Looking over my photos…. As a social worker, I moved through many spaces—homes, schools, hospitals, courts, welfare offices—supporting families as they navigated systems that were often unfamiliar. Again and again, I witnessed the
Where does a journey begin? For many of the families in my book, it begins in places like this—in small streets, in everyday lives and decisions, and in the hope for something more. Before immigration, before borders, before labels—th
When our @calstatela ASP MSW advanced policy analysis and practice class meets @latenants thank you for the amazing work that you do!