My Work

Define American
Define American

A non-profit narrative change organization I founded in 2011 that uses the power of storytelling to humanize conversations about immigrants.

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

The best-selling memoir I wrote.

“Outlaw: My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant”
“Outlaw: My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant”

New York Times Magazine essay I wrote revealing and chronicling my life in America as an undocumented immigrant.

“We Are Americans* (*Just Not Legally)”
“We Are Americans* (*Just Not Legally)”

TIME worldwide cover story I wrote as a follow-up to "Outlaw."

Documented
Documented

A documentary feature film I produced and directed on my undocumented experience. It aired on CNN and received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Documentary.

White People
White People

An Emmy-nominated MTV special I produced and directed on what it means to be young and white in a demographically-changing America.

What the Constitution Means to Me
What the Constitution Means to Me

A Tony-nominated Broadway play I co-produced that traces the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.

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  • Define American

    A non-profit narrative change organization I founded in 2011 that uses the power of storytelling to humanize conversations about immigrants.

  • Documented

    A documentary feature film I produced and directed on my undocumented experience. It aired on CNN and received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Documentary.

  • White People

    An Emmy-nominated MTV special I produced and directed on what it means to be young and white in a demographically-changing America.

  • What the Constitution Means to Me

    A Tony-nominated Broadway play I co-produced that traces the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.

Journalism

Stuff I've Written