In the spirit of 2011 Asian American Heritage Month celebration, we are documenting the changing of power and the continual shifting of influence of Asian Americans in our communities.
Our sixth edition of 25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia offer a listing of individuals who made an impact in arts, business, government, politics, social work, education, judiciary, and areas that influence every aspect of Georgian’s daily life.
Some names are familiar as they continue to strive to make our community a better place to live. New faces are recognized for their effort and dedication to make a difference.
The list is made possible by public nominations, GAT editorial staff and a selection committee comprises of Asian journalists who are active within the Asian American community.
(alphabetically by last name)
Ani Agnihotri
CEO
U.S. India Business and Research Center
Koji Aoto
Sake Sommelier
Charlice Byrd
Georgia House Representative
District 20
Biak Ceu
Honorary Paster
Atlanta Chin Baptist Church
Willie Chen
Founder
CAPASUS (Chinese-American Academic and Professional Association in SE U.S.) Foundation
Andy Chou
CEO
Suno Dessert
Marianne Chung
Deputy Director
Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS)
Jay Eun
President, Golden Stella
President, Korean American Association of Greater Atlanta (KAAGA)
Garry Guan
Owner
A-A Language Services
Ben Hioe
Community Volunteer, Indonesian Community Heritage Foundation (ICHF)
Director of Photography, Georgia Asian Times
Helen Kim Ho
Executive Director
Asian American Legal Advocacy Center (AALAC)
Wendy Ho
Community Volunteer
Malaysian Association of Georgia (MAG)
Tim Hur
CEO, International Business Accelerator
Board member, Gwinnett Place CID
Gyun Hur
Artist
Rima McGraw
CEO, Karmila Design
Founder, Sanggar Lestari
Lam Thanh Ngo
President, Asian/Pacific Council of Georgia (APAC)
President, Vietnamese American Community of Georgia (VAC)
Didi O’Connor
CFO, Makabayan Foundation
B.J. Pak
Georgia House of Representative
District 102
Sunny K. Park
CEO, General Building Maintenance
Board member, Georgia Port Authority
Bryan Ramos
Founder, Ramos Law Firm
VP, Phillipines American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia
Dr. Umpon Sangmalee
Thai Association World Center USA
Alex Wan
Member, Atlanta City Council
District 6
Mike Wang
Vice Chairman, Sino-USA Next Generation Foundation
Lani Wong
Chair
National Association of Chinese Americans (NACA)
Vern Yip
Interior Designer, Stylist, TV Personality
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