When Roya, an Iranian American high school student, is asked to identify her race, she feels anxiety and doubt.
But based on the treatment Roya and her family receive in American schools, airports, workplaces, and neighborhoods--interactions characterized by intolerance or hate--.
Indeed, a historical myth circulates even in immigrant families like Roya\'s, proclaiming Iranians to be the ``original`` white race.
According to the federal government, she and others from the Middle East are white.
When Roya, an Iranian American high school student, is asked to identify her race, she feels anxiety and doubt