Activist Quote by Jose Antonio Vargas

“One of the things I had to really wrap my head around is I have no control over what people call me: advocate, activist, gay, Filipino, undocumented person, gay person with an Asian face and Latino name.” quote by Jose Antonio Vargas — Download Open image

“One of the things I had to really wrap my head around is I have no control over what people call me: advocate, activist, gay, Filipino, undocumented person, gay person with an Asian face and Latino name.”

Jose Antonio Vargas

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