Welcome to my thoughts, my reasoning...

Arabs, and the entire Middle-East for that matter, are almost never envisioned in a positive light in America. I say almost never because I have not yet come across a positive depiction in pop culture, conversation or my education yet... Unless highly sexualized women are considered to be positive, which it might be to some people in the present state of our popular culture. Hi, my name is Devon Cotta Wong. I became interested in the American view of Arab Americans as I began to examine a people through the lens of my American studies minor. Also, I have always been interested in my families experience as "non typical" Arab-Americans. By this I mean that my family is not Muslim and have light skin, which many Americans characterize Arabs to be. Through personal experience and studying the discourse that surrounds the dehumanization of Arabs, I realize that there is a lot of ignorance that even I, partially connected the community, fell subject to. As an English major expecting to graduate this fall I am excited to compile my thoughts about this topic in a blog format.