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
I traffic in empathy. I try to be vulnerable with people so they can be vulnerable back. I've always been searching for empathy in other people. It's when I feel most not alone. Jose Antonio Vargas backempathyfeel Change image and share on social
People don't really assume that I'm Filipino. Of course, they're gonna think, 'Oh, are you some sort of Hispanic?' and you say, 'No, I'm actually not.' I get Korean or Chinese a lot. Jose Antonio Vargas assumechinesefilipino Change image and share on social
You can call me whatever you want to call me, but I am an American. No one can take that away from me. No, no one can. Jose Antonio Vargas americancall Change image and share on social
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