José Antonio Vargas
Democracy in the Eyes of an Undocumented Citizen
- September 21, 2021
Thanks to our media sponsors for this Forum.
About José Antonio Vargas
José Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. In 2011, The New York Times Magazine published a groundbreaking essay he wrote in which he revealed and chronicled his life in America as an undocumented immigrant. He is the author of the best-selling memoir, Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen and will speak at the Forum about democracy, belonging, and what citizenship really means.
Other Speakers on Related Topics
- Martha Raddatz: A View from the White House
- Marian Wright Edelman: Liberty and Justice for All
- Eddie Glaude Jr.: Racism and the Soul of America
- Jim Wallis: Faith and Politics in America: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It
- Michael Duffy: The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity
Watch
The Town Hall Forum will broadcast on this page of the website, and also on our Facebook page. It will also be archived here for future viewing!
Listen
Forums will NOT be live broadcast on MPR this fall. Instead, MPR will present the entire fall season of the Town Hall Forum as a special week of programs, November 29 – December 2 each day at 11 a.m. You can still listen/watch live here on our website.