Arab Americans across the United States have been fighting to get MENA included for data collection…
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Arab American community in Chicago says data from new racial category could help address disparities
The federal change to how Arab Americans will be identified in future census surveys comes after…
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Michigan lawmakers are considering a state-level MENA category. Here’s what that would mean
Michigan has one of the nation’s largest concentrations of Arab Americans and people with origins in…
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‘We exist’: New Middle Eastern or North African census category helps community members feel seen
An estimated 8 million Americans who trace their origins to the Middle East and North Africa…
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2024 Arab American Heritage Month: Celebrating culture and contributions
April is Arab American Heritage Month, when we celebrate the heritage, culture and contributions of Arab…
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Next U.S. census will have new boxes for ‘Middle Eastern or North African,’ ‘Latino’
The Biden administration has approved proposals for the U.S. census and federal surveys to change how…
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Given the ongoing interest in Yemen among community members, this discussion with Sunaina Maira Professor of…
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Egyptian, Iranian, Lebanese, Amazigh, Arab, American. These are just a handful of ways that thousands of…
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Palestinians have long conceived their liberation struggle as a transnational, anti-colonial movement that must necessarily build…