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==Occupation==
 
==Occupation==
  
Journalist
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Journalist, Activist
  
 
==Notable Achievements==
 
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Coverage of gay issues, with particular emphasis on immigration.  Authored or contributed to three Washington Post articles about the Virginia Tech shootings that were awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting.
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Coverage of gay issues, with particular emphasis on immigration.  Authored or contributed to three Washington Post articles about the Virginia Tech shootings that were awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting. Immigration rights activist.  Producer of the film 'Documented: Home' (2015) about his own experience as an undocumented immigrant. 
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://joseantoniovargas.com/
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* http://documentedthefilm.com/
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* http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0814-vargas-illegal-alien-20150813-story.html
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Revision as of 18:28, 14 November 2015

Jose Antonio Vargas

Country

Philippines

Birth - Death

1981 -

Occupation

Journalist, Activist

Notable Achievements

Pulitzer Prize

Description

Coverage of gay issues, with particular emphasis on immigration. Authored or contributed to three Washington Post articles about the Virginia Tech shootings that were awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting. Immigration rights activist. Producer of the film 'Documented: Home' (2015) about his own experience as an undocumented immigrant.

Further Reading/Research


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