Salma Heram, George Washington University

The YA novel by S. K. Ali reflects the realities faced by Muslim teens and embraces culture, identity and love in a new light.

Nnekakwo Adibe, Lesley University

Those with nonwhite or non-Western names shouldn’t be reduced to an ‘Other.’

Mitchell Tanaka, Chapman University

The actor and the former presidential candidate’s responses to COVID-19-era xenophobia echo a long history of the ‘assimilation versus integration’ debate.