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M u j e r e s T e s t i m o n i a n d o : No N e u t r a l P o s i t i o n S o n i a S a l d í v a r - H u l l I ’d lik e t o t h an k t h e W e st e r n Lit e r at u r e A sso c ia t io n fo r th is t r e m e n ' d o u s r e co gn it io n , t h e D ist in gu ish e d A c h ie v e m e n t A w ar d for Lit er ar y a n d C u lt u r a l C r it icism . It is also an h o n o r fo r m e t o st an d h e r e n e x t t o m y tw o in cr e d ib le b r o th er s. Years ago w e h ad agr e e d t h a t w e w o u ld n e v e r b e o n a p an e l togeth er , b u t you r r e co gn it io n o f o u r fam ilial effor ts t o t e ll secr et s fin ally m ad e u s r e t h in k o u r ear lier p o sit io n . T h e cu r r en t W est er n Lit er atu r e A sso c ia t io n P r esid en t K r ist a C o m e r h a d h in t e d t h at a so r t o f in t e lle ct u al b io gr ap h y w o u ld b e a go o d t o p ic fo r u s t o ad d r e ss tod ay, h e n c e t h e “fam ily m at t e r s” t it le o f t h e sessio n . Bu t I h a v e alr ead y in clu d e d so m e o f m y m o r e in t e r e st in g st o r ie s in “t h a t ” c h ap t e r o f m y b o o k ; an d t h e ch ap t e r s o f m y M e m o rias Fro n t e riz as m an u scr ip t in p e r p e t u al p r o ce ss see m t o b e m o r e e x p licit ly ab o u t se x u a l­ ity o n t h e bord er, an d I d id n ’t w an t t o fu r t h er e m b ar r ass R a m ó n a n d Jo sé w ith so m e r at h e r raw st or ie s. Bu t I d o w an t t o r em ar k t h at it is in d e e d so m e w h at o f a m ir acle t h at I’m h e r e tod ay , st an d in g n e x t t o m y b r illian t b r o th er s. T h a n k s t o t h e m iso gy n y o f t h e p at r iar ch y in m y Br o w n sv ille, T e xas, o f t h e late...

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