Kamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states
A rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia will show how Asian American voters are pivotal there
By MATT BROWN
Published - Jul 30, 2024, 05:26 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 30, 2024, 05:26 PM EDT
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — A drive out to Atlanta's sprawling suburbs passes the cultural centers, schools and houses of worship that opened as this became the nation's sixth-largest metropolitan area.
Displaying the diversity within the growth, shops and brightly lit billboards advertise in Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Hindi. The changes have been stark even for residents who experienced them.
“There were a handful of Indians around when I was growing up,” said Hemant Ramachandran, an Atlanta attorney who grew up in Gwinnett County, a short drive from Atlanta and the heart of Georgia's fast-growing Asian American community.
