Connect with the Essential Question: Even though it puts their lives in danger, the Amin family answers the census truthfully. Layla’s father defends his choice by saying, “We are Muslims. We are Americans. And we will continue to live our lives knowing that these two identities are mutually exclusive.

If part of your identity endangered you or your family’s lives, would you stay faithful to that part of you? Would you hide it? Why or why not.