Georgia Senate races may hinge on a small but growing Asian American voter population [Los Angeles Times]
When Stephanie Cho moved from Los Angeles to Atlanta seven years ago, she was dismayed to find Asians largely absent from Georgia’s political life barely contacted by Republican or Democratic parties or represented in government corridors.
Lobbying at the state Capitol in 2015 when she became executive director of the Atlanta chapter of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, she typically saw just two Asian faces: Korean-born Republican state Rep. B.J. Pak and a member of his staff.
Fast forward five years, Georgia will have six Asian American state representatives five of them Democrats when the Legislature convenes in January.