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Jose Antonio Vargas

On Citizenship

(This is the full text of my TED Talk titled “3 questions to ask yourself about US citizenship”)

6 min readAug 12, 2020

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On Citizenship

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The Squad Is On The Frontlines of Our Current Political Battle

These freshman congresswomen have made their voices heard — and changed the political conversation

4 min readOct 8, 2019

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On #GivingTuesday, can you help us Define American?

In arguably the most powerful speech ever given about the power of stories, Toni Morrison, while accepting her Nobel Prize for Literature…

3 min readNov 28, 2017

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On #GivingTuesday, can you help us Define American?

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Not your “illegal faggot”

Coming out as liberation

5 min readOct 11, 2016

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Not your “illegal faggot”

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We are the #EmergingUS

We explore where our country is, and where our country is going

4 min readSep 26, 2016

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Dear Melania Trump

I am writing to you, immigrant to immigrant.

4 min readAug 5, 2016

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Dear Melania Trump

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Here’s what I’ve learned about #NotYourMule

Like just about everyone, I was excited to hear what Chris Rock would say at the Academy Awards. As the big day approached, I remembered a…

7 min readMar 1, 2016

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Want to get uncomfortable with me?

Here’s why I’m launching a new media startup – by crowdfunding it.

4 min readFeb 22, 2016

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Why I Made #WhitePeople

And answers to 4 complaints I keep getting

3 min readJul 24, 2015

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Why I Made #WhitePeople

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Jose Antonio Vargas

Jose Antonio Vargas

10.2K Followers

Founder of @DefineAmerican. Author of “DEAR AMERICA: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen.” Journalist. Filmmaker. Theatre producer. Entrepreneur.

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