V. L. Purvis-Smith

Biography

V. L. Purvis-Smith earned a BA at Boston University, an MDiv at McCormick Theological Seminary, and a PhD in English and education at the University of Michigan. Purvis-Smith previously served as a pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA), directed an English language program in Sénégal, and taught at the University of The Bahamas. Purvis-Smith wrote Nisei Resistance and Resilience (2021).