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New Census Checkbox for Middle Eastern and North African Michiganders
The U.S. Census plans to add a new response option for race/ethnicity: Middle Eastern or North African. It's something Arab and Muslim communities have sought for years to codify their community presence and hopefully, over the long-term, cement support for community services.
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Germine H. Awad, professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan
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