Starting in 2030, Middle Eastern or North African will be added as a race category on the census in the United States. This decision is seen as a small step towards acknowledging Arab people, who are often underrepresented in various fields including entertainment and corporate America.
Announced that Middle Eastern or North African will be added as race category on the census starting in 2030. An estimatedin the United States whose ancestral roots tie back to the Middle East or North Africa won’t have to select other as their ethnicity. This landmark decision is just a small step in the right direction. There’s so much more work to be done when it comes to acknowledging Arab people. Arab representation is lacking across the board.
From entertainment to corporate America,and their stories are few and far between. Can you think of any films that positively depict Arab people and their experiences? You probably can’t think of a single film. That’s because portrayals of Arab people in film and television are often reduced to trauma porn and tragedy. According to Annie Zeina, who is Lebanese American, Arab people experience erasure. And that applies to the workplace. “Arab culture is often forgotte
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