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The Atlantic2y
The Problem With How the Census Classifies White People
Like people of Middle Eastern and North African origins ... or Latino” and then whether they are “Black or African American,” “White,” “American Indian or Alaska Native,” “Asian ...
PBS1y
U.S. Census changes how it identifies people by race and ethnicity, creates Middle Eastern category for first time
A Middle Eastern and North African category will be added to ... and possibly even politics as the number of people categorized as white is reduced. Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee ...
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'White' federal workers would no longer include Middle Eastern, North African heritage under new Biden plan
But the OMB’s proposed change said many are requesting a new category separate from White people of European descent. "Presenters advocated for the Middle Eastern or North African (MENA ...
Los Angeles Times1y
U.S. changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, its first revision in 27 years
“Growing up, my family would check the ‘white’ box because we didn ... in the examples used to define people of Middle Eastern or North African background. Maya Berry, executive director ...
The New York Times2y
Are You of Middle Eastern or North African Descent?
The U.S. Census Bureau has long counted people of Middle Eastern and North African descent as white. Though not everyone agrees with this practice, it can affect how and whether you are ...
Newsday9mon
Why U.S. Census plan to add Middle Eastern, North African categories matters to these Long Islanders
"They face a lot of police oversight and anti-immigration measures that white populations are not facing." The Census Bureau said 3.5 million people reported Middle Eastern or North African ...
Newsweek1y
Adding Middle Eastern or North African on the U.S. Census Provides Critical Benefits | Opinion
MENA communities have previously been considered White in the United ... is for the millions of MENA people in the U.S. By having Middle Eastern or North African as its own racial-ethnic category ...
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Next U.S. census will have new boxes for 'Middle Eastern or North African,' 'Latino'
Sponsor Message This new question format, along with the addition of a "Middle Eastern or North African" box, could also decrease the number of people who mark the "White" box. Among the other ...
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Why Arab Americans are pushing for a ‘Middle East or North African’ category on the census
Today, the OMB defines “white” as people who have origins in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa ... 1870 extended citizenship to people of African descent, but it did not allow Asians ...
New York Post1y
‘De-whiting NY’: North Africans, Middle Easterners would lose ‘white’ status under state bill
“This bill isn’t anti-white – it’s pro-MENA ... The bill covers people of Egyptian, Moroccan, Libyan and other North African descent, as well as those of Iranian, Palestinian, Israeli ...