Jose Antonio Vargas

Journalist

Jose Antonio Vargas was born in Antipolo, Luzon, Philippines on February 3rd, 1981 and is the Journalist. At the age of 43, Jose Antonio Vargas biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
February 3, 1981
Nationality
Philippines
Place of Birth
Antipolo, Luzon, Philippines
Age
43 years old
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Profession
Journalist
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San Francisco State University (BA)
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Jose Antonio Vargas Life

Jose Antonio Vargas (born February 3, 1981) is a journalist, filmmaker, and immigrant rights activist.

Born in the Philippines and raised in the United States from the age of 12. He was part of the Washington Post team that received the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2008 for coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting both online and in print.

Vargas has also worked with the San Francisco Chronicle, the Philadelphia Daily News, and The Huffington Post.

Documented, an autobiographical 2013 film starring James Stewart, was written, produced, and directed by him, which CNN Films screened in June 2014. Vargas, a migrant immigrant, in an attempt to promote discussion of the US visa system in the United States and advocate for the DREAM Act, which would guarantee citizenship to children in similar circumstances.

A year later, a day after the unveiling of his Time cover story about his increasing confusion regarding his immigration status, the Obama administration announced that it would suspend the deportation of undocumented immigrants aged 30 and under, who would be eligible for the DREAM Act.

Vargas, who had just turned 31, did not qualify. Define American, a nonprofit group whose aim is to start a discussion about the criteria used to determine who is an American, has not been successful.

"I am an American," he has said.

I only have the right papers. "British writer Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen" was published by Dey Street in September 2018.

Personal life and education

Vargas was born in Antipolo, Philippines. Vargas's mother sent him to live in the United States in 1993, when he was 12 years old; his grandparents were naturalized American citizens. He attended Crittenden Middle School and Mountain View High School in Mountain View, California. He didn't know his immigration status until 1997, when he tried to obtain a California driver's license with identity documents provided by his family, which he later discovered were fraudulent. He kept his immigration status private, continuing his education and fitting in as an American with the support of friends and teachers. To prevent deportation, he used a Filipino passport and illicit papers containing a green card and a driver's license.

His high school English teacher introduced him to journalism, and in 1998, he began an internship at the Mountain View Voice, a local newspaper. He later became a San Francisco Chronicle copy boy. Vargas, a high school principal and school superintendent, won a private scholarship to attend San Francisco State University, where he earned a degree in political science and Black Studies, but was unable to apply for traditional financial assistance due to his situation. He interned for the Philadelphia Daily News and The Washington Post in the summers while attending college.

Vargas came out gay during his senior year of high school in 1999, a decision he later described as "less intimidating than finding out about my legal status." He spoke out against the Defense of Marriage Act, claiming it is an immigration issue that keeps people similar to him from "marry[ing] my way into citizenship as straight people can."

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Jose Antonio Vargas Awards

Awards and recognitions

  • 2015: Vargas received the Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice for his advocacy for immigration rights.
  • 2015: Vargas received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Colby College.
  • 2015: Vargas was named one of Out Magazine's "Out100", which celebrates 100 compelling people who have had a hand in moving forward LGBTQ rights.
  • 2016: Vargas received the José Esteban Muñoz award from CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies, an award given to an individual who promotes Queer Studies in their work or activism.
  • 2017: Vargas received an honorary doctorate degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
  • 2019: Vargas received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Emerson College.
  • 2019: The new Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School opened in the Mountain View, California, school district where Vargas attended middle and high school.
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