George Irish
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James Alfred George Patrick Irish, generally known as George Irish or J. A. George Irish (c. 1942 – February 12, 2019),
Irish was a graduate of the
Irish also headed the Caribbean Research Center[3][4] and the Office of International Programs at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York (part of CUNY).[5] He was Editor-in-Chief and founder of the scholarly Journal of Caribbean studies, Wadabagei,[6] and President of the Caribbean Diaspora Press Inc. and Caribbean American Research Foundation Inc. in New York.
He was co-founder and Chancellor of the Universidad Popular de Desarrollo Sostenible de Las Americas (UNIPOP) and founding Board member of the International Center for Sustainable Development (CIDES) in Panama.
He authored/edited thirty two (32) books including:
- Visions of Liberation in the Caribbean, 1992 (ISBN 978-9768039064)
- Life in a Colonial Crucible, 1991
- Growth of a Revolutionary Consciousness, 1990
- Evolution of a Global and Diasporic Vision
- Discourses from Alliouagana and the Diaspora
References
- ^ "Caribbean academic Dr. George Irish passes". Caribbean Life. 21 February 2019. Retrieved Feb 26, 2019.
- ISBN 978-9768189219)
- Daily News (New York), Retrieved December 7, 2010 ("George Irish, Executive Director of the Caribbean Research Center and pastor of Spiritual Awakening Ministries")
- ^ McKenna, Sheila (24 December 1994). NEW YORK NEWSDAY BROOKLYN PROFILE George Irish, New York Newsday, Retrieved December 7, 2010
- ^ The Centers at MEC Caribbean Research Center Archived 2010-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved December 7, 2010 (listing Irish as executive director)
- ^ Wadabagei: City University Window On the Caribbean and Its Diaspora, CUNY Matters (Summer 2001), retrieved December 7, 2010