I'm a gay, undocumented immigrant; I have to be optimistic. Jose Antonio Vargas gayimmigrantoptimistic Change image and share on social
Facebook's headquarters is a two-story building at the end of a quiet, tree-lined street. Zuckerberg nicknamed it the Bunker. Facebook has grown so fast that this is the company's fifth home in six years - the third in Palo Alto. There is virtually no indication outside of the Bunker's tenant. Jose Antonio Vargas altobuildbunker share on social
I think everyone deserves dignity. Jose Antonio Vargas deservedignity Change image and share on social
It's not my job to worry about how Left, Right will react to something. My job is, am I creating something that connects people? That's my job. Jose Antonio Vargas connectcreatejob Change image and share on social
For decades, I have cringed whenever someone called me 'illegal,' as if I'm an insect on someone's back. I found out I didn't have the right papers - that I was here illegally - when I tried to get a driver's permit at age 16. But I am not 'illegal.' No person is. Jose Antonio Vargas agebackcall share on social
I remember the first article I ever wrote, and I saw my name in the paper, and I already knew I was undocumented, and I was thinking: 'How can they now say I don't exist?' Jose Antonio Vargas articleexistknow Change image and share on social
When you're undocumented, you're supposed to keep your head down and be quiet and pay taxes, social security - even though people don't know that we do those things - and not say anything. Jose Antonio Vargas headpaypeople Change image and share on social
I've always really wanted to make a film on what it means to be white in a country that's getting less and less white. Jose Antonio Vargas countryfilmhave Change image and share on social
Technology and the Internet are not just changing politics here in the U.S. It's also happening abroad. In the Philippines, where I grew up, grassroots organizers used text messaging to help overthrow a president. Jose Antonio Vargas abroadchangegrassroots 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