The Limits of Whiteness – Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race

The Limits of WhitenessIranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race\nAuthor(s): Neda Maghbouleh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780804792585, 978-0804792585\nSynopsis\nWhen 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 schools, airports, workplaces, and neighborhoodsinteractions characterized by intolerance or hateRoya is increasingly certain that she is not white. In The Limits of Whiteness, Neda Maghbouleh offers a groundbreaking, timely look at how Iranians and other Middle Eastern Americans move across the color line. \n\n By shadowing Roya and more .