GIBRAN, Daniel K. 1945-

PERSONAL: Born November 21, 1945, in Hague, Guyana; father a farmer and mother a homemaker; married Joan M. Harrison (an economist), November 12, 1976; children: Kerstin M., Nicole K. Ethnicity: "East Indian." Education: University of Kent at Canterbury, M.A. (international relations), 1985; University of Aberdeen, Ph.D., 1990. Politics: Democrat; "Liberal with a conservative touch." Religion: Seventh-Day Adventist.

ADDRESSES: Home—519 Bluff View Dr., Pegram, TN 37143. Office—Tennessee State University, 3500 John Merritt Blvd., Nashville, TN 37209. E-mail—dgibran@tnstate.edu.

CAREER: Planning Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, senior political economist, 1987-90; Shaw University, Raleigh, NC, began as assistant professor, became associate professor, 1991-96; Tennessee State University, Nashville, professor, 1996—. Raleigh Seventh-Day Adventist Church, religious liberty leader, 1992-95; Nashville First Seventh-Day Adventist Church, religious liberty leader, 1998-2000.

WRITINGS:

The Exclusion of Black Soldiers from the Medal ofHonor, McFarland & Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1997.

The Falklands War: Britain versus the Past in theSouth Atlantic, McFarland & Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1998.

Leadership and Courage: A Brief History of the All-Black 92nd Infantry Division in Italy during WWII, McFarland & Co. (Jefferson, NC), 2001.

WORK IN PROGRESS: "A major work on the political and social history of Guyana from 1945 to 2000."

SIDELIGHTS: Daniel K. Gibran told CA: "I have developed an interest in words from a very early age, and understand their power and utility. Writing does not come to me that easily primarily because I am a perfectionist. But once I get started, the ideas and words flow quite easily."