A Quote by Jose Antonio Vargas

I wasn't supposed to be walking with Mark Zuckerberg. I wasn't supposed to be interviewing Romney's sons. Why was I doing it? Because I wanted to survive. I wanted to live. I wanted to earn what it means to be an American.

Jose Antonio Vargas

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Jose Antonio Vargas
Filipino - Journalist
Born: February 3, 1981

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