Why Arabs and Arab Americans feel being counted as White in the US doesn’t reflect their reality Analysis by Mirna Alsharif and Brandon Tensley , CNN 7 minute read ...

The U.S. census does not have a way to categorize those of Americans of Arabic, Persian and other Middle Eastern or North African descent. In previous censuses, many have identified as "white." ...

Arab Americans aren’t ‘white,’ study authors tell Census A new study from UIC documents inequities Arab Americans face in the Chicago area and recommends government agencies use Middle ...

For decades, the nation’s estimated 3.7 million Arab Americans have had to self-identify as white on government forms, with federal standards defining white as "a person having origins in any of ...

ST PAUL, Minn — On March 31st, the Biden administration declared April as 'Arab American Heritage Month.' In the proclamation, the administration clarified its hopes for the designation saying ...

Editors’ note: This piece has been updated to clarify the list of people who fall into the MENA category. DEARBORN, Mich. — Arab Americans have been advocating for a new “Middle East and ...