Carlos Dávalos

6 days ago | thestarnews.com | Carlos Davalos |Carlos Dávalos

Nervous yet? If you are or know a student visiting the United States and going to school here— college, trade or high school— your stress these days extends beyond the classroom. In addition to exams, reports, and general studies now you may be factoring into your routine consideration what you say, where you say it and to whom you say it. The Trump administration is tightening its grip on student visas.

1 week ago | larazon.es | Carlos Davalos |Carlos Dávalos

EspecialSus libros apretaban una tecla distinta que ninguno de sus contemporáneos hacía: durante esos años leí a Borges, García Márquez o Rulfo, pero la que más pistas te daba era siempre la pluma de Vargas LlosaEl día que Vargas Llosa perdió las elecciones en Perú, mi madre, en casa, se puso triste. Yo era un niño, las bombas de Sendero Luminoso explotaban todos los días y la economía era una ruina hiperinflacionista que había dejado a millones de peruanos en la miseria.

1 week ago | elpais.com | Carlos Davalos |Carlos Dávalos

A medio camino entre Cascais y Lisboa el Tajo se encuentra con el océano Atlántico, y si uno mira hacia el interior, hacia las montañas, puede apreciar cierta languidez en su cielo neblinoso: es como si al final del río, que ya ha recorrido, también, parte de España, se entregara a mar abierto con algo de melancolía.

1 week ago | thestarnews.com | Carlos Davalos |Carlos Dávalos

I’m embarrassed—maybe, even a little ashamed—that I’ve failed to adequately celebrate what should be a bigger deal. By the time this paper hits the streets we’ll be at the tail end of National Library Week. The number of times I’ll have visited my local library: zero. In my defense I tend to visit “our” libraries three or four times a month to scan the Friends of the Library book sales, the events board or take a gander at the “New” releases.

2 weeks ago | thestarnews.com | Carlos Davalos |Carlos Dávalos

A tip of the hat to The Clash and their 1982 ditty that is as relevant today as it was when it was first released. The song “Know Your Rights” was not the inspiration for a recent webinar hosted by Congressional representatives Sara Jacobs and Juan Vargas, and Jewish Family  Service but it would have been appropriate background music. “It is more important than ever that everyone knows and understands these [constitutional] rights,” Vargas said.