I am undoubtedly one of the more, if not the most, privileged undocumented immigrants in America. And for us at Define American, which is this culture campaign group that I founded with some friends, culture trumps politics. Jose Antonio Vargas americaamericancampaign share on social
To me, politics is culture. I became a journalist, and later a filmmaker, to get to know my new country and my volatile place in it as a gay, undocumented Filipino-American. Jose Antonio Vargas americancountryculture Change image and share on social
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
I think everyone deserves dignity. Jose Antonio Vargas deservedignity Change image and 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
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
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
In 2005, MTV Networks considered buying Facebook for seventy-five million dollars. Yahoo! and Microsoft soon offered much more. Zuckerberg turned them all down. Jose Antonio Vargas buyconsiderdollar Change image and share on social
I am not a lobbyist. I am not a political activist. I am not a leader, as far as I'm concerned. Jose Antonio Vargas activistconcernleader Change image and share on social
While in high school, I worked part time at Subway, then at the front desk of the local YMCA, then at a tennis club, until I landed an unpaid internship at 'The Mountain View Voice,' my hometown newspaper. Jose Antonio Vargas clubdeskfront share on social