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NPR Goes to Atlanta, Finds Growing Immigrant Communities

Farai Chideya, of NPR’s News and Notes, is in Atlanta this week, and she’s talking to the immigrants. Known as a mecca for Black Americans, Atlanta’s southern hospitality is also welcoming several immigrant communities to make ‘Hotlanta’ their home.

Atlanta, a City of Immigrants
Farai Chideya talks with three local taxi drivers: Nigerian-American Gbenga Babjide; Haitian-American Max LaGuerre; and Eritrean-American Dawit Haile.

A Closer Look: Atlanta’s Immigrant Community
Farai Chideya talks with Missale Ayele — an immigration attorney originally from Ethiopia — and Jason Walker, a journalist and community activist, who is a native of Jamaica.

Posted at 9:38 AM, Apr 18, 2008 in Immigration | Permalink | View Comments