Define American
A culture change organization I founded in 2011 that uses the power of narrative to humanize conversations about immigrants. Its advocacy within news, entertainment, and digital media is creating an America where everyone belongs.
My Work
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Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen
The best-selling memoir I wrote.
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“Outlaw: My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant”
A New York Times Magazine essay I wrote revealing and chronicling my life in America as an undocumented immigrant.
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“We Are Americans* (*Just Not Legally)”
A TIME worldwide cover story I wrote as a follow-up to "Outlaw."
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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.
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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.
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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.
Stuff I've Written
Profiles
Mark Zuckerberg
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The Face of Facebook newyorker.com
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The First Millennial CEO huffingtonpost.com
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Leader of the “Facebook movement”? huffingtonpost.com
Al Gore
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Citizen Gore rollingstone.com
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The Goracle and the future of politics huffingtonpost.com
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Full transcript of Gore interviews huffingtonpost.com
Craig Newmark
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The Craig of Craigslist washingtonpost.com
Life, etc.
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What Is White? sfgate.com
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Father of the Gay Rights Movement washingtonpost.com
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An Iraq Vet: “I felt like I was in a big video game” washingtonpost.com
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GTA: Fantasy vs. Reality washingtonpost.com
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The Digital Divide washingtonpost.com
Politics and Internet
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Online Fundraising Revolution — How Far $10 Goes washingtonpost.com
The 2008 Campaign
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Politics Is Personal, Politics Is Individual washingtonpost.com
AIDS in Washington, D.C.
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The Other City youtu.be
