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Julian Lim

· Arthur Eisenberg and Susan Engel Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins University · History

Active 1982–2026

h-index56
Citations17.5k
Papers536138 last 5y
Funding$1.7M

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About

Julian Lim is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Johns Hopkins University. His research and teaching focus on immigration, borders, and race, with a particular interest in how migration and immigration law shape notions of belonging and state power. Trained in both history and law, Lim pays close attention to the historical development of immigration policy and law, especially within the context of transnational methodologies and relational approaches to race. His work explores the connections between Asian, Latinx, African American, and Indigenous peoples within the U.S. and across national boundaries. Lim's scholarly contributions include his first book, 'Porous Borders: Multiracial Migrations and the Law in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands,' which examines the history of diverse immigrants in the borderlands and the development of immigration law on both sides. His ongoing research involves a project titled 'Powers to Exclude: Restriction in an Era of American Expansion,' which analyzes contestations over U.S. territorial control and border expansion from the 1870s to 1930, framing the origins of federal immigration law within broader struggles over U.S. empire and sovereignty. His work has been recognized with multiple awards and fellowships, including a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship and a Stanford Humanities Center Fellowship.

Research topics

  • Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Optometry
  • Psychology
  • Pediatrics

Selected publications

Recent grants

Frequent coauthors

  • Xincheng Yao

    University of Illinois Chicago

    69 shared

  • Douglas A. Jabs

    Bloomberg (United States)

    68 shared

  • Jennifer E. Thorne

    Johns Hopkins University

    48 shared

  • John H. Kempen

    Harvard University

    47 shared

  • Neil M. Bressler

    Johns Hopkins University

    46 shared

  • Minhaj Nur Alam

    45 shared

  • David Le

    University of Illinois Chicago

    44 shared

  • Felix Y. Chau

    University of Illinois Chicago

    43 shared

Education

  • Retina Fellowship Medical and Surgical 2 years, Wilmer Eye Institute Ophthalmology

    Johns Hopkins Medicine

  • MD with Distinction

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  • Ophthalmology Residency, Ophthalmology

    University of Illinois at Chicago

Awards & honors

  • WHA Ray Allen Billington Prize
  • IEHS Carlton C. Qualey Memorial Article Award

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