Archie Singham was born in British Burma to Sri Lankan parents.
He married Shirley Hune, who later became the associate provost of Hunter College.
[1] Singham became one of the founding members of the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies – Mona,[2] and taught there from 1960 to 1970.
[4] He also taught at the University of Manchester in England before moving to Brooklyn College in 1978.
[1] In testimony to the US Congress, Singham criticized the 1983 United States invasion of Grenada, and called for the US to withdraw its troops.