N 18th St
Tacoma, WA 98406
USA
Tacoma Community House and the University of Puget Sound’s Center for Intercultural and Civic Engagement (CICE) welcome you to “A Personal Story of Immigration,” a lecture by Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, filmmaker, and activist Jose Antonio Vargas on Thursday, April 6 (7:30–9:00 p.m.) at UPS’s Kilworth Memorial Chapel! Mr. Vargas’s lecture will run from 7:30–8:30pm, followed by a lightly catered meet-and-greet in the Kilworth Lounge.
In 2011, Vargas stunned the nation with a groundbreaking essay in The New York Times revealing he is undocumented. He appeared on the cover of TIME magazine as part of a follow-up story one year later, and released Documented in 2013, a film chronicling his childhood journey to the U.S. from the Philippines.
In his lecture, “A Personal Story of Immigration,” Vargas will provide a deeper look into his experiences as a queer, undocumented Filipino immigrant in a national climate full of uncertainties. Moreover, we will hear how he defied tremendous odds to become one of contemporary America’s most prolific and well-known immigrant rights advocates.
