George Melnyk

George Melnyk is professor emeritus in the Department of Communication, Media and Film at the University of Calgary. He is a cultural historian who is the author and editor of 25 books primarily on Canadian topics. He came to Canada as a stateless child-refugee with his parents. He was educated at the Universities of Manitoba, Chicago, and Toronto. He maintains a website of his most recent writings at www.georgemelnyk.com.

George is the co-editor of Finding Refuge in Canada and the co-creator and site moderator for the Refugee Story Bank of Canada.