By: Adam Abdel-Qader / Arab America Contributing Writer The United States has always boasted a radiant tapestry of diverse cultures and multilingual identities. This shining reality is becoming increasingly apparent with the flourishing influx of Arabic speakers in recent years. The substantial increase in the population of Arabic-speaking individuals emphasizes the necessity of acknowledging and … Continued
By Dareen Abukwaik / Arab America Contributing Writer What is your race? This is a seemingly harmless question, especially when it comes to the U.S. census and other forms of data collection. But what happens when your identity doesn’t exactly fit into the categories given to you? The day I took my PSAT was the … Continued
By Ali Harb Middle East Eye Arab Americans are white without the privilege, community advocates say as they press the US government to widen ethnic categories in the US census, which classes even black Sudanese Arabs as “white”. Activists are pushing for a “Middle East and North Africa” box to be included in the next … Continued
By Boston College Medical Express A group of epidemiologists are advocating for the increased visibility of, and focus on, Arab Americans in discussions about mental and physical health issues in the U.S., in an article published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. “There is no checkbox for Arab/Middle Eastern origin in medical and public … Continued
By Karim Eltawansy, Virginia Tech Class of 2018 VT Collegiate Times The U.S. Census Bureau is poised to add a Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) option to census surveys. The initiative is likely to be approved by Congress later this year, and thereby be enacted in the year 2020, according to Time magazine. “I’m … Continued
by Kat Chow NPR When Atoosa Moinzadeh filled out past census forms, she found herself in a racial identification conundrum. Moinzadeh identifies as Iranian American. But the census forms don’t have a box for Iranian American. The closest she could come to identifying herself the way she wanted was to choose the box for “white,” … Continued
By Jeremy TORDJMAN AFP Arab-Americans have long sought to be recognized as a distinct ethnic group by the US census. But with President Donald Trump in the White House, many are now not so sure it’s a good idea. “The current political climate complicates the issues and raises red flags,” said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for … Continued
By JANET ADAMY The Wall Street Journal The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday moved toward counting Middle Eastern people in the country for the first time, setting up a potential clash over how much the federal government knows about Americans from that part of the world. In a report suggesting changes to 2020 Census forms, … Continued
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