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ethnicity

NY Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The complicated history and identity of Latinos in the United States

Race

“Latino” describes nearly a fifth of the US population — and yet, the term only caught on in the 1980s.

Iranian American census

Arab Americans lobbied for their own US census box. Will it backfire?

Culture
Negin Farsad's new book is called "How To Make White People Laugh."

This Iranian American comic is facing down some of her toughest critics: Fellow Muslims

Books
The children's section of the Dana Neighborhood Library

A survey of who works in the book industry gives us a clue about why it’s not diverse

Books
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