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Arab American Heritage Month: Changing Racial Categories and the Future of Inclusion
Expanding federal classifications is necessary for understanding the Middle Eastern and North African experience in the United States.
April commemorates Arab American Heritage Month, a time to not only celebrate Arab American leaders and culture but also recognize and elevate issues facing our community. This year’s celebration comes on the heels of a significant victory for Arab Americans. On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, announced major changes to the way federal agencies will collect race and ethnicity data; the race and ethnicity categories on the U.S. census have not been updated since 1997. The two biggest changes include combining the previously separate race and ethnicity questions and the addition of a Middle Eastern and North African, or MENA, category in the collection and presentation of federal data.
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Rebecca A. Karam 