Jose Antonio Vargas

Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas discusses immigration and his memoir, “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen.”

Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and a leading voice for the human rights of immigrants. He is the founder of Define American, the nation’s leading non-profit media and culture organization that fights injustice and anti-immigrant hate through the power of storytelling. His memoir, “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen,” was published by HarperCollins in 2018.

Diane Guerrero

Actor Diane Guerrero talks about her book, “In the Country We Love: My Family Divided.” The book chronicles her childhood experience — the deportation of her undocumented parents at the age of 14.

Diane Guerrero appeared in the hit shows “Orange is the New Black” and “Jane the Virgin.” She volunteers with the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center, as well as with Mi Familia Vota, an organization that promotes civic involvement. She has been named an Ambassador for Citizenship and Naturalization by the White House. Her first book, “In the Country We Love,” was released in 2016.

 

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