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In the first decade of the 21st century, the Asian Pacific American population in Georgia surged by 83 percent, compared with 46 percent for the nation as a whole; APAs now account for 3.6 percent of the state’s residents. Our guest op-ed writers today discuss how their growing presence is reflected locally and nationally in one of society’s most important institutions: The judiciary.

Today's columnists:

Justice For All: APAs and the American Judiciary by Wendy Shiba

Georgia justice showing increasingly diverse face by Bonnie Youn

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David Ibata

High Museum to showcase Amy Sherald’s uncensored retrospective next summer

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