"This year began with a dramatic new chapter for Venezuela. As an American of Venezuelan descent, I am as terrified as I am excited for the future of Venezuela, and I hope that things truly change for the better. But there is only so much solace in the news that a city you have family living in is being bombed. It would have been enough for that to be the end of January’s earth-shattering news."
He writes about his experiences with international students and with immigrants, in his professional life and at UMD, and he affirms his commitment to telling their stories.
"So, here we are. I have seen the way immigrants, including documented immigrants and naturalized citizens, are spoken about dramatically toxify month-by-month. I have seen those bonds of shared humanity tested. American sports have been and continue to be defined by the hands, feet, and minds of many lands and I will never stop working to tell those stories."