Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud joined a large crowd of Arab-Americans who packed a theater to cheer for Morocco in its match against France in the FIFA World Cup semifinal. - Jim West/ZUMA Press Wire/TNS
DETROIT — When Sara Moughni filled out the race and ethnicity questions on the SAT a couple years ago, her choices were the usual, including White, African American, Asian, American Indian or "other." She begrudgingly chose "other." Moughni, who lives in Dearborn Heights, went on to write a scholarship essay about her inability to check a box that aligns with her identity as an Arab American. Her family emigrated from Lebanon to Michigan in the 1970s. She noted it's not just the SAT, the college entrance exam. Moughni doesn't see herself reflected on any number of government, school or health ...
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