Put Me in a Box: The Call for Middle Eastern Representation on the U.S. Census
“Are you, like, a terrorist?” This question came out of the mouth of a pale, 9-year-old boy. I, a marginally less pale 10-year-old girl, had just told him my mother was from the Middle East. And his response had taken me completely by surprise. But it was not the first time I had felt othered […]