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Creating a Welcoming Metro Atlanta: A Regional Approach to Immigrant Integration
Atlanta Studies (2018)
  • Paul N. McDaniel, Kennesaw State University
  • Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Kennesaw State University
  • Anna Joo Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract
In fall 2017, Welcoming America, a global nonprofit headquartered in Decatur, Georgia – the leader of a nationwide network of over 100 municipal “welcoming cities” – launched a new initiative in metropolitan Atlanta: the One Region Initiative. The first of its kind in the United States, this initiative aims to “create an inclusive metro Atlanta region in which all people, including immigrants and refugees, have the opportunity to reach their greatest potential, engage with the larger community, and fully contribute their talents.” To achieve this goal, the program plans to gain the “commitment of local government, business leaders, community organizations, immigrant and refugee communities, and members of the receiving communities to create and then adopt welcoming practices.”
Publication Date
April 26, 2018
Citation Information
Paul N. McDaniel, Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez and Anna Joo Kim. "Creating a Welcoming Metro Atlanta: A Regional Approach to Immigrant Integration" Atlanta Studies (2018)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/paul-mcdaniel/11/