An Arab-American marine concealed his ethnicity by passing as Hispanic

Evidence

From his time in basic training to Camp Lejeune and then to job school at Twentynine Palms, Sami told no one that he was Arab-American. And until he got to Kuwait, he had never mentioned that he spoke Arabic. He was blessed with a relatively ambiguous-sounding name and dark good looks. Everywhere he went, Dan was with him, and they had bunked together as well. Everyone simply thought he was Hispanic. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 214 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: An Arab-American Marine hid his ethnicity throughout training out of fear — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 214; Some Arab-Americans change their names and pass as Latino to escape stigma. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 58; Arab Americans with darker skin are often misread as Latino — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 179

Broader Connections

• An Arab-American Marine hid his ethnicity throughout training out of fear #expands (0.92) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 214