Singh, James (b. 1927) was born in Sheikhupura in undivided Punjab and resettled in Delhi after Partition. In 1952 he sailed to England, where he apprenticed in the BBC's sound department and recorded early South Asian broadcasts for community radio. He immigrated to the United States in 1966, working in New York postproduction studios and later teaching field audio at City College. He raised a family in Jackson Heights, Queens, and in retirement volunteers with oral-history projects archiving migrant voices.
