Citizenship

Why Are Arab Americans Classified as White?

October 16, 2024

By Arwa Almasaari

By: Arwa Almasaari / Arab America Contributing Writer The history of Arab American racialization is complex. It has changed over the decades to facilitate different agendas. The Arab identity is primarily linguistic and includes people of all skin tones. Early Arab immigrants to the U.S. faced a new classification system that determined their legal status. … Continued

Salom Rizk’s Syrian Yankee: A Misfit in Arab American Literature?

October 2, 2024

By Arwa Almasaari

By: Arwa Almasaari / Arab America Contributing Writer Salom Rizk’s Syrian Yankee (1943) has largely been avoided in Arab American literary discussions, not only due to its assimilationist rhetoric but also because of its promotion of problematic views, such as anti-Arab racism and Islamophobic tropes. However, understanding Rizk’s personal history and the historical context in … Continued

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