Limits of Whiteness
When Roya, an Iranian American high school student, is asked to identify her race, she feels anxiety and doubt. According to the federal government, she and others from the Middle East are white. Indeed, a historical myth circulates even in immigrant families like Roya''s, proclaiming Iranians to be the "original" white race. But based on the treatment Roya and her family receive in American schoo...
When Roya, an Iranian American high school student, is asked to identify her race, she feels anxiety and doubt. According to the federal government, she and others from the Middle East are white. Indeed, a historical myth circulates even in immigrant families like Roya''s, proclaiming Iranians to be the "original" white race. But based on the treatment Roya and her family receive in American schoo...
