The census benefits our family and community for generations. It determines how Congress divides up over $800 billion in funding and how much and where each seat in the US House of Representatives will be. We deserve to be included in the conversation and equation. Join us in centering and celebrating our community by saying, “Yalla, Count Me In!”
Our community is depending on you for vital resources, such as federal funding for local and state programs, like public schools. We are depending on you for the critical data that will help us effectively advocate for our community. As Arab Americans, we deserve to be included in the equation. The Census protects personal data and your identity is completely anonymous. Because you, your family, and your community matter, join us in saying, "Yalla Count Me In” by filling out this pledge to fill out the census!
Use these resources to learn more about the MENA category and to educate others on why adding a MENA category is so important for Arab American representation.
Coalition letter to OMB in support of a combined question and a MENA category signed by 160 national and community-based NGOs.
Estebanico Azemmouri, a Moroccan man, landed in the United States of America in 1527, and Antonio Bishallany who immigrated from Lebanon became the first member of a community today known as “Arab Americans.” This is the story of Arab Americans’ beginning in America – and the origins of their quest for fair representation.
