The Labels Edition
Arab-Americans are divided over the consequences of a new US census category.
There may soon be a new ethnicity box to check on the US Census form. It’s for people of Middle Eastern and North African descent. But not everyone's sure it’s a good idea.
Also: From surgeon to hot dog vendor, the identity journey of one Iraqi refugee. Latinx writer Jack Qu’emi struggles to explain their gender identity to their mom. Plus, one woman’s struggle to put a name on a map. We end with music from Cuban pianist, Harold López-Nussa, who recently signed to an American record label.
(Image: A patriotic t-shirt hangs in front of Arabic signs at a strip mall in Dearborn, Michigan. Dearborn is home to one of the largest Arab communities in the US. Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images.)
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