As communities in Georgia grapple with the ongoing pandemic, the economic recesion. Specific groups are disproportionate affected because of specific challenges like language, limited mobility, diverse documentation, and cultural competency. While at the begining of the public health crisis it was clear how unprepared mainstream organizations were to serve immigrants, rural communities were likely never…
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Nothing is perfect in life. We love our site and we could not bring with us hundreds of stories, perspectives and opinions we wrote for years first as a volunteer project aiming to tell our stories from a Latinx perspective and later as part of the Latino Connection, Latino Community Connection and later formally as…
Read More2020 Census Data Release: Georgia is More Diverse than Ever
The 2020 Census Data Release today confirmed that Georgia, like America, is more diverse than ever.
Read MoreLCF Georgia Supports and Celebrates Dekalb County’s Efforts for an Inclusive People’s Democracy
The “#Dear Georgia,It’s Time” campaign launched with the belief that all Georgia voters should be included in our democracy. In just 6 weeks, we won a major victory to expand language access for Georgia voters. Dekalb County becomes the first county to voluntarily provide resources and sample ballots in Spanish and Korean.
Read MoreThe Latino Community Fund Affirms that Black Lives Matter
(Art credit to Favianna Rodriguez, poster created for the Black and Latino Summit in LA in 2008) The Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia) recognizes the need to mobilize and organize against institutional racism and White Supremacy and unequivocally affirms that Black Lives Matter. We honor the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Dreasjon “Sean” Reed,…
Read MoreWe Need More People to Care About South Georgia
It was a beautiful morning and after a 4 hour drive and a 15 minute presentation at the South Georgia NonProfit Network Conference on 2020 Census, I drove to Tifton to meet with students from the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) and talk about Hispanic Heritage Month and the work our team at the Latino…
Read MoreFindings of Georgia Latino Entrepreneurship Study Unveiled
The Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia) unveiled today key findings from the 2018 Georgia Latino Entrepreneurship Study, the first of its kind in the state of Georgia.
Read MoreMaya in the US – The Maya Heritage Community Project (by Alan LeBaron, PhD)
The Ancient Maya Indians have long fascinated academic researchers and the general public. This interest follows from their many achievements, such as their construction of great cities; their independent discovery of the mathematical concept of zero; their calendars, which achieved high accuracy before those of the Europeans; and their sophisticated system of writing. Indeed, considering the…
Read MoreUnknown Cuban Stories Told in Georgia
Cubans have helped build America for decades. In Georgia, their role has been instrumental in the development and growth of the Latino community and the resources and social services that have become the safety net for the community in the state. Between 1950-1980, Cubans were the predominant group in Atlanta, making up to 53% of the…
Read MoreBeing Latino Means I am Breaking the Status Quo and Enlightening the World of my Culture and Heritage (by Leri Argueta)
(This essay was originally posted @ GALEO.org website. We are re-posting in an effort to increase awareness of the voices and opinions of Latinos in Georgia) I am the son of Latino immigrants, whose footsteps crossed the deserts of Mexico, whose sweat, blood and teardrops stained the path that crossed 3 countries and 4 states as they…
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