San José State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications in the College of Applied Sciences and Arts will air a documentary by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas on March 10, at 6 p.m. in Morris Dailey Auditorium. Admission is free.

Jose Antonio Vargas will receive an award and screen his documentary ‘Documented’ at San Jose State University.

Vargas’ film, “Documented,” puts a personal face on immigration and showcases Vargas’ own life as an undocumented person. The March 10 screening will be the West Coast University premiere of the film. After the screening, Vargas will also be honored with the 2014 William Randolph Hearst Foundation Award from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Vargas is a former reporter for the Washington Post who founded “Define American,” a campaign that seeks to change the conversation on immigration reform.

“In my mind, this SJSU journalism event is an opportunity to engage SJSU journalism students specifically, the journalism profession at large and of course the San Jose area community,” Vargas said, in a press release on the event.

To read the full press release, click here for a PDF.  Jose Antonio Vargas film Documented debut Press Release 2014.

For more on the 2014 William Randolph Hearst Foundation Award, click here for a PDF. Jose Antonio Vargas bio JMC 2014