Today’s moderator: Rick Badie
Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.
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This region’s Asian-American community has grown substantially in recent years, remaking neighborhoods and driving the economy. With growth, naturally, comes challenges, something today’s guest writers address. Co-chairs of an advisory task force explain the need for a commission to address issues statewide. The other writer outlines key issues the community faces.
Guest columnists:
Asians remake the New South by Jung Ha Kim
New commission to address Asian-American issues by Farooq Mughal, Bonnie Youn
