Jose Antonio Vargas Quotes


You have to do what you have to do. I wanted to work. I wanted to prove that I was worthy of being here... and I was gonna do whatever it took to prove that.


Citations

Vargas, Jose Antonio, director. Documented. CNN Films, 2013.

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Jose Antonio Vargas
Jose Antonio Vargas
  • Born: February 3, 1981
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Profession: Journalist, Filmmaker, Activist

Jose Antonio Vargas is a journalist, filmmaker, and immigration rights activist. Born in the Philippines and raised in the United States from the age of twelve, he was part of The Washington Post team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2008 for coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting online and in print. Vargas has also worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Philadelphia Daily News, and The Huffington Post. He wrote, produced, and directed the autobiographical 2013 film Documented, which CNN Films broadcast in June 2014.