His published literary translations include Old Town by Lin Zhe (Amazon Crossing, 2011), Sitti Nurbaya by Marah Rusli (The Lontar Foundation, 2009) and Islam, Humanity and the Indonesian Identity: Reflections on History (Debates on Islam and Society) by Ahmad Syafii Maarif (Leiden University Press, 2018). As well as having studied and worked for 30 years in the Asia-Pacific region, he received a B.A. from the University of Toronto (1975) and an M.A. from the University of Washington (2002). George lives in Woodinville, WA.