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AAAJ-Atlanta | Report on Linguistic Diversity in GA

More than 1.4 million (14.3%) Georgia residents speak a language other than English at home. This report published by Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta seeks to highlight the state’s linguistic diversity for community organizations, advocates, legislators, county and state administrators, and the media. This data can be used to identify policy priorities around language access and equity, advocacy efforts, and community needs for translation and interpretation.

Additionally, this is published with the hope that this report serve as a roadmap for those seeking to address linguistic barriers faced by those with a non-English language preference so that every Georgian can access healthcare, educational opportunities and the democratic process regardless of which language they speak and read.

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An image of the States that make up the Southeast United States: Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

AAC | Southeastern US Asian American Profiles

The Asian American Center and Carolina Demography conducted a landmark collaborative study of the Asian American and Pacific Islander population in the Southeast. Disaggregated data, especially of AAPI groups, is one of the most important issues for properly addressing disparities and inequities.

The results, which are shared as one-pagers, offer information on demographics such as race, income, and citizenship status for:

  1. A Nationwide Benchmark
  2. The Southeastern U.S. (states specified)
  3. North Carolina

and four NC metro areas with high Asian American populations:

  1. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  2. Durham-Chapel Hill and Raleigh-Cary
  3. Greensboro-High Point and Winston-Salem
  4. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton

To learn more about this work, use of this data, and how to properly attribute credit, visit the AAC website.

AAAJ-Atlanta | #RememberingMarch16 Collective Statement & Toolkit

This March 16 will be the one year anniversary of the murders of eight people, including size Asian women massage workers at spas in our metro Atlanta community. As the organization that led the rapid-response efforts to directly support victims, survivors, and their families, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta invites individuals and partner organizations to join in solidarity on march 12 for a day of remembrance, and to observe Wednesday, March 16 as a sacred day for quiet reflection.

  1. Sign-on to our collective statement by Wednesday, March 9. The statement will be released on on Saturday, March 12 and organizations who have signed on will be listed as co-signers.
  2. Observe, join, or organize solidarity events on March 12, 2021 in your local community. In Atlanta, AAAJ-Atlanta is co-hosting a community remembrance event with the Asian American Advocacy Fund alongside co-sponsors: Raksha, CPACS, Korean American Coalition, and New Georgia Project. Please share our solidarity day invitations with your networks.
  3. Use this community toolkit to uplift AAAJ-Atlanta’s 5-part art collaboration series dedicated to the one year remembrance.

APANO Responds to Tragedy in Atlanta

APANO unites Asians and Pacific Islanders to build power, develop leaders, and advance equity through organizing, advocacy, community development, and cultural work. We envision a just world where Asians and Pacific Islanders and communities who share our aspirations and struggles have the power, resources, and voice to determine our own futures, and where we work in solidarity to drive political, social, economic, and cultural change. Learn more at www.apano.org.

How you can help:
Donate.. All donations will go directly to support the victims and their families and to support crisis intervention across the Asian American community.

Here are more ways to support efforts in Georgia.

AAAJ– Atlanta | A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities

Collective Statement– A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities in English, Chinese (中文), Korean (한국어), and Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt).

 

WAYS TO SUPPORT

Sign on to our collective community statement to stand in solidarity with us as we develop our community-centered response and denounce the misogyny, white supremacy, and systemic racism that motivate violence against Asian American communities and other communities of color.

A link to the full statement and individual and organizational sign-ons are here.

Donate to the victims of the violent acts and their families here.
All donations will go directly to support the victims and their families.

Share the resources you can offer to the victims and their families, other impacted community members, and community organizations involved in crisis response here.
The resources you might offer can include but are not limited to: mental health services (counseling, healing), other medical services, immigration legal services, interpretation or translation in Asian languages, victim advocacy/case management, assistance with fundraising for victims and their families, childcare, and/or food assistance. Share this link widely so others can add their community offerings as well.

Vote by Mail In-Language Resources – Georgia

The General Election is on November 3! Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta will continue to provide tools and information regarding Vote By Mail, Voter Registration, and ways to encourage others to vote in Georgia.

The threat of COVID-19 continues to harm community members in Georgia. This unprecedented pandemic has spread through the state rapidly, leaving elections officials to make sweeping changes to the way we vote. Though our elections will continue, a lot is still unclear. One option to vote securely is to vote by mail.

Check out their Vote by Mail In-Language Resources here

 

 

Pandemic SNAP (P-SNAP) and Pandemic EBT (P-EBT)

Due to COVID-19, Georgia Division of Family & Children Services has created new programs to help families access food – Pandemic SNAP (P-SNAP) and Pandemic EBT (P-EBT). All SNAP/Food Stamps recipients will automatically receive P-SNAP. P-EBT is available for children receiving free or reduced lunch as of March 2020. If you currently receive SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits, you do not need to apply for P-EBT. CPACS is able to assist with enrollment into SNAP. Call our SNAP hotline at 678-824-6000 for assistance.