Three years ago, a white man killed 8 people, including 6 Asian women, in a shooting spree across metro Atlanta. He’s serving a life sentence in Cherokee County, and his death penalty trial drags through Fulton County courts.
This year, as Atlanta remembers those killed, Asian American leaders are calling for community resilience.
“This is close and painful and deeply personal,” said Rep. Michelle Au at the state Capitol this week in one of several events remembering the victims of the March 16 shooting. Au is the chair of Georgia’s Asian American Pacific Islander caucus in the legislature.
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