Upcoming Events at DePaul University
Thu Nov 14, 1:00 PM - Thu Nov 14, 2:30 PM
2250 North Sheffield Avenue, Room 120, Chicago, IL 60614
Community: Uptown Chicago
Description
Immigration stories: "What must be done to support our students and communi...
Event Details
Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, and theatrical
producer will discuss immigration stories.
A leading voice for the human rights of immigrants, he founded the non-profit media and culture organization Define American, named one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. His best-selling memoir, Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, was published by HarperCollins in 2018. Most recently, he co-produced Heidi Schreck’s acclaimed play What the Constitution Means to Me, which opened on Broadway in spring 2019. At the event on November 14, Jose Antonio Vargas will discuss immigration by address the Vincentian Question, "What must be done?"
Schedule:
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. - Talk, "What must be done to support our students and community.'
2:00 to 2:30 p.m. - Q&A
2:30 to 3:00 p.m. - Reception and book signing
producer will discuss immigration stories.
A leading voice for the human rights of immigrants, he founded the non-profit media and culture organization Define American, named one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. His best-selling memoir, Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, was published by HarperCollins in 2018. Most recently, he co-produced Heidi Schreck’s acclaimed play What the Constitution Means to Me, which opened on Broadway in spring 2019. At the event on November 14, Jose Antonio Vargas will discuss immigration by address the Vincentian Question, "What must be done?"
Schedule:
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. - Talk, "What must be done to support our students and community.'
2:00 to 2:30 p.m. - Q&A
2:30 to 3:00 p.m. - Reception and book signing
