Help us get the MENA checkbox to support the Arab American community!

In 2022, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced they would begin a formal review to revise OMB’s standards for federal data on race and ethnicity. Shortly after, an Interagency Technical Working Group was formed to aid in the process. The Working Group, made up of government career staff representing more than 20 federal agencies across the government, began their work, including engaging the American pubic directly as they deliberated their recommendations. On January 27, 2023, OMB published a Federal Register Notice seeking the public’s comments on the Working Group’s initial proposal for updating OMB’s Race and Ethnicity Standards. For the first time ever, a government Working Group’s initial proposal calls for adding a Middle East or North Africa (MENA) category. After decades of work to secure a MENA category so that we can improve data collection on Arab Americans, we are finally in a position to support the Working Group’s recommendations but we must act quickly! The comment period will close on April 12. We need you to submit a comment today—and then get a friend or family member to do the same. To help, we’ve already drafted a sample comment for you. We are so close — help us get the MENA checkbox to support the empowerment, well-being and representation of the Arab American community. Yalla, help us count MENA in!

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