Georgia

Fil-Ams in Georgia will mark the philippine independence day this weekend with a virtual event, that they hope, would be attended by Filipinos even outside the state. This report from Lenn Almadin Thornhill....Read More

A Fil-Am elected official and a Fil-Am community advocate in Georgia make various efforts to address the rise in Asian hate in their state. Among them is a push for the inclusion of more Asian American...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defends his decision to ease coronavirus restrictions in the state. That’s amid concerns that the move is premature as more transmissible COVID-19 variants continue to spread. Lenn Almadin Thornhill reports....Read More

A civil rights advocacy group says Georgia’s new voting law silences Asian American voters, and they are fighting back with a lawsuit. Lenn Almadin Thornhill reports....Read More

A Fil-Am community leader and a Fil-Am elected official in Georgia weigh-in on the state’s new voting law and its impact on the immigrant vote. Lenn Almadin Thornhill reports....Read More

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with Asian American leaders in Georgia in the wake of the deadly Tuesday shootings at three spas. In this report, Lenn Almadin Thornhill spoke with Georgia’s lone...

As the House of Representatives debates impeachment of President Donald Trump one week after the violent Capitol siege, several Fil-Ams in Georgia express their support for his removal. But Trump supporters cast blame for the Capitol...

Fil-Am Democrats believe the community has played a role in making sure Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff had a strong showing in Georgia’s senatorial runoff elections. Don Tagala has this story....Read More

Playing a big leadership role in Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock’s senatorial bid in Georgia is Fil-Am political director Russellie Bongolan. Don Tagala has this story....Read More

The runoff elections in Georgia happening today will determine which party controls the Senate.  Both parties brought out the big guns with President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden holding dueling campaign events. North America Bureau...