I found out that I was illegal when I was 16. I'm gay. I'm Filipino. Jose Antonio Vargas filipinofindgay Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I resented my grandparents not speaking the perfect English I wanted to speak. Jose Antonio Vargas englishgrandparentkid Change image and share on social
Everyone has an opinion when it comes to immigration - strong, intense opinions. Jose Antonio Vargas immigrationintenseopinion Change image and share on social
I guess, as a reporter, I always thought that my biggest strength was that I could get anybody to talk to me. I wasn't the best writer, but I could get people to talk to me. Jose Antonio Vargas bigguesspeople Change image and share on social
As a newcomer to America who learned to 'speak American' by watching movies, I firmly believe that to change the politics of immigration and citizenship, we must change culture - the way we portray undocumented people like me and our role in society. Jose Antonio Vargas americaamericanchange share on social
When I'm writing, I can always play around with tense. I can always make past present. I can always kind of manipulate, and I can always be delusional in a way that's completely self-serving. With film, it's like, the camera can't really lie. It can manipulate to a certain extent. Jose Antonio Vargas cameracompletelydelusional share on social
I think the hardest stories we tell are always the ones about ourselves. And as a journalist, I was taught that I'm never supposed to put myself in the story. So I spent what, 11, 12 years of my life writing about other people so I don't have to face my own life. Jose Antonio Vargas facehardjournalist share on social
In 2007, Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would become a 'platform,' meaning that outside developers could start creating applications that would run inside the site. It worked. Jose Antonio Vargas announceapplicationcreate Change image and share on social
As I graduated from public schools and started working in newsrooms, I told myself that I am only the 'illegal' that my own country has not bothered to get to know. Jose Antonio Vargas bothercountrygraduate Change image and share on social
I am more than an immigration activist. Jose Antonio Vargas activistimmigration Change image and share on social