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2 hours ago · The nonprofit Arab American Institute, which had advocated for the Middle Eastern and North African category, said Arab Americans “will be made visible” in all federal data due to the revised ...
1 hour ago · The Office of Management and Budget announced Thursday that the U.S. government would revise how it categorizes race and ethnicity, adding the category of “Middle Eastern or North African” to ...
1 hour ago · The changes, announced Thursday by the Office of Management and Budget, aim to better capture an increasingly diverse country and give policymakers a fuller view of the Americans they impact.
4 hours ago · The Census Bureau estimates that about 3.5 million people fall into the Middle Eastern and North African category, all of whom have been classified in surveys as white. ... American censuses have ...
4 hours ago · ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage. The revisions to the minimum categories on race and ...
5 hours ago · Related video above: NYC's population shrunk by 78,000 last year, census estimates show. ... Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander and white; respondents could pick ...
2 hours ago · Americans of Middle Eastern descent used to have to identify as white on government forms – new categories will change that For the first time in 27 years, the US government is changing how it ...