Temples, million-dollar homes, Indian shop: How Forsyth county is changing in the US
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Indian immigrants have transformed Forsyth County as their population surged to about 52,000. Their growing affluence and visibility are prompting calls for deeper integration and historical awareness.
Indian immigrants are transforming Forsyth County in the US state of Georgia, with their population rising from 160 in 2000 to about 52,000 today, news agency Press Trust of India reported. Indians now account for 16 per cent of the county's population, making them its second-largest ethnic group after Whites, who comprise 63.5 per cent.
Many affluent Indian families have bought million-dollar homes and created communities centred around Indian shops, temples and cultural practices. However, community leaders say limited social interaction with White Americans has caused resentment and fuelled anti-immigrant sentiment amid the growth of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
Indians first arrived in Georgia in the 1960s as academics or students at Emory University and Georgia Tech, but their numbers remained small.
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