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Middle Eastern and North African Americans may not be perceived, nor perceive themselves, to be White

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  • Neda Maghbouleh

    (a Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 2J4, Canada;; b Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada;)

  • Ariela Schachter

    (c Department of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130;)

  • René D. Flores

    (d Department of Sociology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637)

Abstract

The US government’s classification of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans as White means there is no direct way to numerically count members of this group in official statistics. Therefore, any potential disparities and inequalities faced by MENA Americans remain hidden. Nevertheless, we find that MENA Americans may not be perceived, nor perceive themselves, to be White. These findings underscore the minoritized status of MENA Americans and support the inclusion of a new MENA identity category in the US Census. This would allow researchers to examine the social, economic, and health status of this growing population and empower community advocates to ameliorate existing inequalities.

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  • Neda Maghbouleh & Ariela Schachter & René D. Flores, 2022. "Middle Eastern and North African Americans may not be perceived, nor perceive themselves, to be White," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 119(7), pages 2117940119-, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nas:journl:v:119:y:p:e2117940119
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