DEARBORN, Mich. — Arab Americans have been advocating for a new “Middle East and North Africa” (MENA) category in the U.S. Census for at least 30 years. Currently, the federal government categorizes anyone with origins in the MENA region, that includes at least two dozen countries and ethnic groups, as white, such as Lebanon, Egypt, […]

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