![]() ![]() He acknowledges people can't readily gauge his ethnicity just by looking at him. And when he's not filling out documents, he identifies as Arab American. WINTERSMITH: Missouri is originally from Iraq. It clearly specifies what falls within Caucasian. MOHAMMED MISSOURI: Like, I was staring at the form, contemplating putting in other. SARAYA WINTERSMITH, BYLINE: When 38-year-old Mohammed Missouri (ph) filled out his most recent census, he felt conflicted about what to mark for race. From member station GBH in Boston, Saraya Wintersmith reports. Census, many say their roots may as well be invisible. ![]() Still, when it comes to being properly reflected on government forms like the U.S. That's according to the nonprofit Arab American Institute. Some 3.7 million Americans trace their roots back to an Arab country. ![]()
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