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March 4, 2010

The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights will lead a boycott of Walmart to call for the world’s biggest retailer to adopt a favorable position vis-a-vis immigration reform.

March 3, 2010

Dalton State gets grant for Hispanic students – $500,000 grant from the Atlanta-based Goizueta Foundation

February 25, 2010

Illegal immigrant population in Georgia doubles, confirms changing migration trends

February 18, 2010

What is causing Latino population in Atlanta area to move?

February 16, 2010

Metro Atlanta’s immigrant population is shifting, if not shrinking. – Latinos are leaving their once-thriving neighborhoods in Gwinnett and Cobb counties in search of friendlier alternatives.

February 15, 2010

Southern Polytechnic State University in Georgia recently received a $450,000 grant from the Goizueta Foundation – will be used to provide need-based scholarship assistance to Hispanic students and hire a bilingual Hispanic student enrollment counselor.

February 10, 2010

Lanza Group brings Salsa Fest to Atlanta with the Atlanta Braves

Bilingual Census Takers Hard To Find – Language barriers and the economic crisis could mean thousands of Southeast Georgia Latinos go uncounted in the upcoming Census.

February 9, 2010

FERIA LATINA 2010 APRIL 25TH – Atlanta, GA

February 1, 2010

1st Hispanic Baptist church celebrates 25th year – Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, GA

January 28, 2010

Mi Familia Center ready to help area’s Hispanics – Cherokee County, GA

January 22, 2010

Georgia Hispanic Chamber Goes International – video

January 21, 2010

Lanza Group launches University Expo Atlanta

Basketball league for white Americans targets Augusta – The All-American Basketball Alliance – “Only players that are natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league”

January 12, 2010

Newly introduced bill to help students with illegal immigrant status – Georgia

January 4, 2010

Group: Latino Women Less Likely To Report Stalkers – Fear Of Deportation Number One Concern

December 10, 2009

Atlanta Latino and impreMedia Create Strategic Alliance

December 8, 2009

Nearly 50 people have graduated from the latest leadership institute sponsored by the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO).

December 1, 2009

Atlanta shops either owned by or geared toward Hispanics have been hit hardest during the recession, with those aimed at Asians hurt the least, analysts say.

November 30, 2009

Immigration to Inspect 38 Companies in Carolinas, Georgia

November 23, 2009

Bilingual ballots may be coming to Hall – Growing Latino population could require voting material be available in Spanish – Gainesville, Georgia

November 18, 2009

After the 2010 Census, new Members of Congress in states like Georgia and South Carolina as well as Arizona and Texas will owe their positions, in part, to the expanding Latino population.

November 13, 2009

More than 1,200 students are registered to attend the 10th Annual Latino Youth Conference hosted by the Latin American Association in Atlanta.

November 11, 2009

Al Horford, the Hispanic ALtanta Hawk that everyone loves – father, Tito, was the first Dominican-born player to play in the NBA

November 10, 2009

Dominican Tourism offices to open in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Orlando, Boston

November 4, 2009

There was a call Tuesday for more Spanish-speaking drivers on the Red Rabbit bus line in Gainesville and the surrounding area. – Georgia

November 2, 2009

Atlanta Day of the Dead Festival will debut on November 7th , 2010 at Atlantic Station – Lanza Group’s newest event is an attempt to entertain and educate on the often misunderstood Mexican tradition of ‘Dia de los muertos’ or Day of the Dead!

October 28, 2009

Georgia colleges pitch education to Latinos

October 12, 2009

Thousands attend Hispanic Festival in Augusta, Georgia

September 30, 2009

The number of students in ESOL programs is on the rise in the United States, with huge growth in Georgia in particular. The state’s student population of English language learners has grown more than 200% between 1995 and 2005

September 18, 2009

Hispanic Parents Protest Racial ID of Kids in Georgia

September 14, 2009

The head of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials is scheduled to join a panel discussion on immigration reform at an Athens Area Democrats breakfast – Jerry Gonzalez

September 8, 2009

Atlanta Kicks Off National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 2, 2009

The Economic Benefits of Immigration to Georgia and Tennessee – NEW AMERICANS IN THE PEACH AND VOLUNTEER STATES: Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are an Economic Powerhouse in Georgia and Tennessee

Atlanta’s Mexican Consulate Sponsors Labor Rights Week

August 24, 2009

Tonight at the YMCA on Habersham Street, exceptional Latina women were honored for their contributions to the Latina and Hispanic community in Chatham County.

August 13, 2009

The Mexican Legal Defense and Educaiton Fund is denouncing Georgia’s appeal of the Justice Department’s rejection of a voter check plan.

Albany Technical College reaches out to Hispanic students

August 10, 2009

Savannah Latino Community Reacts to Sotomayor Confirmation

July 20, 2009

Book tells stories of Hispanic population growth – “Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia”

July 14, 2009

During the last six years the number of Hispanic registered voters in Georgia has risen by more than 1,300 percent and Hispanics now comprise 3 percent of the state’s voters, a recent study found.

June 24, 2009

Guatemalan church helps TrueNorth build Hispanic ministry – Augusta, Georgia

June 23, 2009

College enrollment for Hispanic students at Georgia’s public and private schools grew by almost 150 percent, or about 7,700 students, from 1997-2007

June 18, 2009

Dalton State College faculty contribute to book on Latino immigration: “Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia”

June 8, 2009

Georgia needs more Hispanic judges -There are no Hispanics now, nor have there ever been any, on the Supreme Court of Georgia or on the Georgia Court of Appeals

La Vaquita to Exhibit at the IDDBA’s Dairy Deli Bake Show 2009

June 5, 2009

Reik conquista Atlanta

May 29, 2009

MundoHispánico announced today the launch of Padres & Hijos, Atlanta’s first magazine serving Hispanic parents. The free monthly will be available at 400 points throughout metro Atlanta beginning May 21.

March 16, 2009

A Metro Atlanta newspaper normally covers the news, but they ended up becoming a part of it when burglars stole their computers and important records. The Atlanta Latino newspaper was still counting its losses Friday.

March 10, 2009

Mixed signals along South’s ‘Immigrant Highway’ – The strip of Buford Highway that runs through Chamblee and Doraville has attracted a huge influx of immigrants

March 9, 2009

ATLANTA — In a city where Coca-Cola, United Parcel Service and Home Depot are the titans of industry, there are new powerful forces on the block: Mexican drug cartels.

February 1, 2009

Los venezolanos residentes en Carolina del Sur, Carolina del Norte, Florida y Georgia podrán votar en el referendo del próximo 15 de febrero en el Miami Dade College de Kendall, en el condado de Miami-Dade, informó una organización.

December 20, 2008

A judge has sentenced Jamie Underwood to 120 years in prison without the possibility of parole in the slayings of six Mexican immigrants in the Tifton area three years ago – Georgia

December 3, 2008

Hispanics leaving Georgia’s coastal area in downturn – estimates that almost 1,000 Hispanics have left Brunswick

November 20, 2008

The South Carolina Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SCHCC) will host the vice president of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce during its meeting in Greenville on Monday.

November 19, 2008

R.I.P Carmen Rodriguez, 52, cancer epidemiologist – Atlanta

November 11, 2008

Athens-Clarke’s first Hispanic detective, supervising officer retires – Sgt. Nick Aguilar in Georgia

November 3, 2008

A boost for Hispanics – Officials with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund want more Hispanic parents to set their sights on college for their kids.

October 20, 2008

General Electric Co. on Monday kicked off its eighth annual Hispanic Forum Leadership Summit for the first time in Atlanta.

October 6, 2008

Workplace Spanish® Celebrates 10th Anniversary and Launches New Website

September 29, 2008

Representatives of the Mexican Consulate are in town from Atlanta issuing matriculas consulares and passports to more than 1,200 Mexican nationals living in Middle Georgia.

September 25, 2008

National Society of Hispanic MBAs National Conference Making History in Atlanta

September 16, 2008

Tens of thousands gathered at Plaza Fiesta on Buford Highway Sunday to celebrate Mexican Independence Day with music and food. – Atlanta

September 10, 2008

Georgia Tech Ranks #1 for Hispanic Engineering Graduate Programs

August 20, 2008

National Latina Business Women Association – Atlanta Chapter Meets To Introduce And Brand A Program To Empower And Educate

With about three months to go before voters decide on the next president, a nonprofit organization announced Tuesday that it will target key states with some of the largest Hispanic populations, including Texas, Georgia and Colorado. – Nuestra America

August 7, 2008

Hall County’s Hispanic population grew by 71.8% between 2000 and 2007 and accounted for approximately half the overall population growth for the period – Georgia

Gwinnett County’s Minority Population Doubles in 7 Years – Georgia

August 4, 2008

Lanza Group, LLC Marks 5th Anniversary! Hispanic Marketing Firm Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Ambitious Growth and Expansion Initiative – Georgia

July 28, 2008

Delta Connection is dropping a couple of Mexican routes soon. Gone, as of August 2, will be nonstop Atlanta (ATL) to Queretaro (QRO) flights. Come August 18, say so long to nonstop Atlanta to Leon/Guanajuato (BJX) service.

July 21, 2008

‘Flood’ of drugs from Mexico linked to area abductions – Georgia

July 18, 2008

Gabriela Lenix JOINS VISCOM INTERNATIONAL AS MARKETING DIRECTOR

July 17, 2008

“Nuestro Campo” Latino youth baseball clinic featuring Braves players, coaches, and broadcasters set for Friday, July 18th at the Atlanta Braves Baseball Academy

Hola! Reaching out to Hispanics – Albany Technical College – South Georgia

Merchants notice Hispanic trade – Albany in South Georgia

Hispanic Population Growth in South Georgia

July 15, 2008

More Latinos Going To Georgia’s Polls – 60,000 Hispanic voters

Program at Gainesville State offers English language learners high school credit – Georgia

June 26, 2008

Atlanta’s El Universal Gráfico Suspends Publication

June 25, 2008

JUAN LUIS GUERRA’s Highly-Anticipated La Travesia Tour Begins July 12th

June 17, 2008

Atlanta becoming big market for Mexican acts

June 11, 2008

120 suspected Latino gang members busted in Georgia – Did You Know? The arrests were part of a national effort in which 8,900 members of more than 700 gangs have been arrested since 2005.

June 9, 2008

LATINA Style Business Series Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Hispanic-owned firms are among the nation’s largest

June 4, 2008

Ralph E. Herrera Honored as Businessman of the Year by Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

June 3, 2008

Georgia: Hispanic-owned business spread to rural areas

June 2, 2008

Robbers Target Hispanics in Atlanta

May 28, 2008

Taqueria del Sol: Mexico, Memphis meet in Atlanta – Southern cooking melds with south of the border at this metro area mini-chain

May 27, 2008

LATINA Style Business Series Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Atlanta, GA

Latino Activists Face Death Threats in Georgia

May 19, 2008

National Society for Hispanic Professionals (NSHP) Diversity Career Fair Returns to Atlanta on June 10

May 15, 2008

Fiesta Atlanta ‘08 Is a Tremendous Success!

Georgia’s Gov. Perdue vetoes Mills’ driver’s license bill

May 1, 2008

HIV/AIDS Ministry To Latinos Garners CDC Support – Georgia

Did You Know? There may more than 10,000 Mayan Indians living in outlying areas of metro Atlanta

April 29, 2008

State Farm Insurance(R) to Serve as an Official Sponsor for Fiesta Atlanta ‘08

Lanza Group, LLC Announces Weeklong Schedule of Events Leading up to Fiesta Atlanta ‘08

April 28, 2008

NAHP Conference on Digital Information Publishing Atlanta, Georgia

April 25, 2008

TuContacto-Atl.Com launches in Atlanta

Sheriff wants $700K for jailing illegal immigrants – Gwinnett County, Georgia

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