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Metro Atlanta's Nepalese community is centered in Clarkston, Georgia, a small city of roughly 14,756 residents (about 45% foreign-born) east of Atlanta that has earned the nickname the "Ellis Island of the South." Much of this community traces to the Bhutanese-Nepali (Lhotshampa) refugees the United States began resettling in 2007: by an early-2010s estimate, roughly 6,000 settled in Georgia, primarily in and around Clarkston. Georgia is not among the states with the largest Nepalese populations in national data, so these figures reflect a local refugee-resettlement story rather than a Census count of the "Nepalese-alone" population.
The community's main statewide institution is the Nepalese Association of Georgia (NAG), a 501(c)(3) that began in 2000 (as NYAA) and was renamed in 2009; it organizes Dashain-Tihar, Teej, Nepali New Year, and picnic and sports gatherings. Alongside it, a distinct Bhutanese-Nepali institutional layer serves the eastern metro, including the Bhutanese Community Association of Georgia and an Organization of Bhutanese Communities entity in Snellville. This page gathers what's nearby: organizations and temples, restaurants and grocers, upcoming events, and the festival calendar — source links are shown when available.
A Nepalese-American Hindu temple and cultural center, incorporated in Georgia as a 501(c)(3) in 2014. It hosts religious observances and Nepalese festivals, a Sunday school for language and dance, and yoga, and is open to all Sundays 10am-12pm.
A statewide Nepalese cultural and social association and 501(c)(3) that began in 2000 and was renamed NAG in 2009. It organizes Dashain-Tihar, Teej, Nepali New Year, and picnic and sports events for Nepalese across Georgia.
The Georgia chapter of the global Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), working to connect and unite Non-Resident Nepalese people throughout the state of Georgia.
A Bhutanese (Nepali-speaking, refugee-origin) community 501(c)(3) based in Gwinnett County, focused on community improvement, capacity building, and advocacy for its members.
The Atlanta chapter of Sewa International, a 501(c)(3) humanitarian nonprofit with long-running Bhutanese-Nepalese refugee support in metro Atlanta, including tutoring children in Clarkston and a Bhutanese Heritage Camp.
A Bhutanese-Nepalese (Nepali-speaking, refugee-origin) community association serving the eastern metro Atlanta area, and associated with the Bhutanese Artists of Georgia.
The official Nepalese student club at the University of Georgia, operating under International Student Life. It assists incoming Nepalese students and promotes Nepalese culture on campus.
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