Vincent Wong

Vincent Wong is an Assistant Professor at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law since 2022. He holds a BCom (University of Toronto, 2010), JD (University of Toronto, 2013), LLM (Columbia Law School, 2019, where he was a Human Rights Fellow and James Kent Scholar), and is a PhD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School focusing on racial capitalism and unfree labor in Canada.

His research explores intersections of migration, race, markets, and law, emphasizing critical race theory (CRT) and its application to anti-racist legal practice. Key areas include Canadian-specific CRT frameworks, law and political economy in the context of China’s global economic role, and racialized labor exploitation in Xinjiang. He also examines carceral systems, anti-trafficking policies, and transnational human rights advocacy.

Professor Wong served as Staff Lawyer at the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic and Secretary of the Chinese Canadian National Council - Toronto Chapter. He previously worked at the University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program and the African American Policy Forum.

His publications analyze racial capitalism in Canadian international student policies, Hong Kong police abolition, and Xinjiang labor exploitation. He teaches courses on Access to Justice and Law, Migration, and Colonialism.

• Awards: Human Rights Fellow (Columbia, 2019), James Kent Scholar (Columbia, 2019)
• Professional Activities: Board member of the Community Justice Collective (Tkaronto)

His work bridges legal theory and practice, advocating for intersectional approaches to systemic inequality and leveraging critical frameworks to address global economic structures.