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Do I Look White to You?: The “White Arab” Myth in America

By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer White or Wrong? There was an alleged mass shooting at a Boulder, Colorado grocery store on March 22, 2021. This followed the Atlanta, Georgia spa shooting by a white man who had a “really bad day.” In the same token, social media quickly ruled that the Boulder suspect … Continued

This Is Why It’s Important for Arab Americans to Vote

By: Nadia Reese/Arab America Contributing Writer The The United States of America casts election polls every year, from voting in the primary elections for state and local officials to voting every four years for a Presidential candidate. Some people may not understand the impact that voting has on society or how much a U.S. leader … Continued

Help Me, Help You–Biden Campaign Readjusts its Course: a New ‘Plan for Partnership with Arab Americans’

By John Mason, Contributing Writer/Arab America Just a week or so ago, Palestinian American political activist, Linda Sarsour, was disavowed from the Democratic national campaign. Nevertheless, she continues to support Biden. In the meantime, the campaign, almost as if to vindicate Sarsour, issued the Biden ‘Plan for Partnership’ with Arab Americans, which demonstrates clear support … Continued

Which Box Should Arab Americans Choose on the 2020 Census?

By: Stephanie Abraham/Arab America Contributing Writer The U.S. Census Bureau recently extended the 2020 Census deadline to the end of October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is good news because it postpones Census workers from going door to door at a time when we should all be social distancing. It also gives extra time to … Continued

Why the Census 2020 is Important to Arab Americans?

By Hayg Oshagan/Arab America Contributing Writer What is the census? The U. S. Constitution requires that the federal government counts every person living in the U.S. The Census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. Why is the Census important? Every year, the federal government gives money it has collected from taxes back to … Continued

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