Making ‘MENA’: Histories of the ‘Middle East,’ Race, and the US Census
Thomas Simsarian Dolan, Lead Historian, Armenian General Benevolent Union Abstract: This year, the White House unexpectedly announced major revisions to its race and ethnicity standards – the first in 27 years – most notably including a Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) category. These standards are already being rolled out in federal policy, and have […]