Interviews/Entrevistas

309 Pages·2000·3.191 MB·English

by  Gloria E. Anzaldua, AnaLouise Keating

Contents
Acknowledgments XI
RisktihnPege rsonal
AnI ntroduction
1.T urnPionign ts 17
AnI ntewriLvtiihne dwa Smuckler (1982)
EarlWyr itiEnxgp erienGcreasd;Se c hooHli;g hS choolA; S ensoef
DiffereCnoclel;e g"eM;y Task"M:a kingF aceM,a kingS oul,
MakingH eartS;e xuality/aSlpi/WitrryiittiunFgi;r sTtu rninPgo int:
Teachin(ga ndC)h icanCou ltuSreeoc;n dT urniPnogi nEtn:t eritnhge
FeminiMsotv emenTth;e " Patohf W ritinTgh"i;r Tdu rniPnogi nt:
Becominag F ull-TiWmrei teArn;o ther TurningT eaPcohiinntg:
"LaM ujer ChicaTnhaiB";sr idAugdei;en acned V oicPeu;b lishing
and" EMlu ndoZ urdoW"r;i titnhgBe o dyB,e comianM go uthO;t her
Influences
2.W ithtihnCe r ossroads 71
Lesbiamni/nFiest/SpDiervietluoaplm ent
An InwtiCethrhrv Wiieseitw(li 1an9ne8d 3 )
EarlLyi fBeo;d ieasn dH ealtRhe;l igio"nYosg;oa f t heB ody"";O ff
theR ationTarla ckM";e ditatiMoanksi,n gL ovet ot heD ivine;
SpirituaanldPi otwye rB;e comiLnegs biaEnt?h;n Pirci dWeo,r ldwide
Onenes"sT;h eG atheroifnt gh eT rbie"";L aF acultad"
3. LesbWiiatn 192
ConvewriJsteahfft Anileo(lrnle1 an9t 8e0 s)
LabelSsh;a peshifCthianngg,iI ndge ntiBtriiedsg;Re asi,n bowCso,a li­
tions; ReCaodmipnagr;t mentaIldieznetdi ties; ImagIidneanl­, Psychic
titiLeess;b iWarni tinagnsdA udiences
4. Making Choices 115
WritiSnpgi,r itSueaxluiatalyni,dtt hyPe,o litical
AnI ntewriAvtnlihaeo wuK iesa(et1 i9n9g1 )
ThiBsr idangdHe a cieCnadraNae sw; In terconnecMtoivoinnsg:
fromU nittyoS olidarSiptiyr;i tu"aRloiottys:M, a"s ksE,s sentialism;
BecomiLnegs biaAnl?w;a yosn t heO theSri de/odterl!o a doD:i ffer­
enceLse,s beraRdeapsr;e sentaItnidoinv:i daunadCl o llect"iWvee"
5.O uintceennnial 177
FroVmi ctimthoAo cotdi Rvees istance
lnHeesr nanydG elzoEA-r.nAi zvaai lldau a (1991)
ClaimiAngge ncRye;s istance; OrTihgeNi enwaT lriitbya;l iMsems;­
tizaassB ridg"eLsa;Ts r eMsa dres"
6.M akiAnlgl isa,nQ cueeernaensBdsr ,i dging 159
Conocimientos
AnI ntewriJvtaihmLe iewEee v a(n1s9 93)
MakinAgl lianScheisf;t Pionwge rA;n thologiAzlilniga nIcdeesn;t ity:
TheP oweorf S elf-InveCnotnioocni;m ientos
7. DoiGngi gs 211
SpeakiWnrgi,t ianngdC, h ange
AnI ntewriDvteihbe Bbwli aaenkC dea rAmbern(e 1g9o9 4)
2Q ueeCro nferenTcheeN? e;w T ribalKinsomw;l edCgoen,o cimientos,
andP owerF;i ghting/TheRoarciizsiCmno;ga litWioornk :B ridge,
DrawbridSgaen,bda rI,s laRnedv;i sioMn yitshtm akiEnsgs;e ntializing,
Universaliaznidn tgh,e A utboiographiLciavle;Ed x perience/
RepresentaMtaikoinnS;go uWlr:i tingC otahtel iSctauteeN ,e pantla,
LloronIam;p acotnR eader"sD;o inGgi gs"
8.W riting 235
AW ayo fl ife
An InwtiMetarhrHv ieiane rwBi eqtua(en1zc9 o9r5 )
ChicaWnrai teIrdse;n tity-inA- P"rGoecgoersasp:ho yfS elveRse"l;a ­
tionIadle nti"tAiuetso;h istAourtioahsi,s teoLrafnagsu"a;Cg oen flicts;
"OnT heE dge, Between TWhoerE ltdhsn"iT;ce stW:h o'tsh eR eal
ChicanWar?i;t ing/ReaasdS iunrgv iavnadlH ealing
9.T owaarM de stiRzhae toric 215
GlorAinaz alodnuC ao mposiPtoisotnc,o ltoyan,ni tdah lSeip iritual
AnI ntewriAvtnihde Lrwue na(s 1f9o9r6d)
EarlMye morieosfW ritinNgo;s /otrPaoss;t coloSntiuadli Ceosm,­
positiSotund iesW;r itinDgi:f ficultaineds P ractices; Teaching
CompositiAosns:i milatRieosni,s tanLcieb,e ratiLoann;g uage,
DominatiCoonm;p osintgh eW ork,t heS eltfh,e W orldC;l aiming
Author(iSttyyl)Ae;c; t iviWsomr,k infgo rC hangAed;d itioBniatls
10L.a sWto rdSsp?i Jroiutr neys 218
An InwtiAetnrLhavo iuKeiewsa( et1 i9n9g8 -1999)
Dealinwgi thC riticainsdmC ontroveIrgsnyo;r itnhgeS piritual;
ShapeshifItnitnegr;c onneAcntgioePnrhs;y; s iHceaall tBho,d ieasn,d
IdentFiotrym atiTohne;I mportaonfcL ei stening
PrimWaorryk Csi ted 293
TheI nterviewers 295
TheA uthors 298
Index 299
Acknowledgments
Interivniveowalst vree menadmoouuson ft woBrekf.ot rhaeec tual
inte,ry voimueu wsttr adcokw ann cdo ntapcetr tswhoheno ymo huo pe
toi nteravnidae,sw s umionrsg h ewh'iesl ling,at iamarenr pdal nagcee
fotrh ien teryvoinuee wet;do a cquayionutra sste hlofr ouagsph olsy­
siblet hwiein tthe rvlieiea fwnewdeo 'rsk -rehreewrar di tilnogosk,
at wohtahtse crh ohlaavrsesa iadb ohuetr worreadodst ,he exri sting
interavniedwf ssoo,ry t ohmu;u stth ecno mpose prqouveosctaitoinvse
desigtnoge edn ereantrei cdhiianlgot ghuaweti ll eanr heaansdc eer '
knowleodfyg oeui rn tervainedw eyeo;uo bmtuaasinttnd e tshtne e c­
esseaqruyi p(mhaei ngth -qtuaaprleei ctoy,ra ddedritmiiocnraolp hones
ipfo ssitbalpaeen,sd , fsohor) tD.u ritnhgie n teewry,vo imuu skte ep
youart tenctlioosfneo lcyuo snet dhc eo nverslaitscitaoernne, fy ueltl y
ber eatdoya sfko lloqwu-euspt tiofo unrst ehnerrit chdhei alogue.
(Don'gtedt i strdaocntl'eeytdto, u mri nwda nd,te hrink qaunidc kly
makceo nnecbteitowniesne tne rvcioemwmeeean'ntshds e wrr itsi.n)g
Youa lnseoe tdok eeapne yoen t hree co(rditeshtr ea psetr iulnln ing?
shouylotduu riontv eyrte ?a)n mda kseu ryeo un'orotev eerxlhya ust­
inygo usru bj(eodcetss h see etmi r?be odreddi?s terdas?ch touylodu
custo met hoqefu estainowdnr sai put p e ar?l)y.
Andt hweo riks nfi'nti sohnectdeh i en terivtisheeawtls af k pelna ce.
Yous tillt otn reaendst chrteia b(pese( i)ls tecnairnegft uotl htleay p e,
stoppaitfneegrv esreyn teonrc et rweow,i ntdoils nitge ang ation
unclweoarrod rsp hreassW)h.e yno u'gvoteth fier dsrtta o ffy outrr an­
scripytoiumo uns,pt r oofirtce aarde ,fc uhlelcykinmga nutshcer ipt
agaitnhsteta pe;m iygohnute etdoc ontact your interviewee for
clarifi(cacacutriaostnpe ellypl leadca ensnd a memsi,s sdiantgie ns-,
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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audiwbolred asdd,i tiionnfaolr maatnidsoo fn ot,rh .T) hipsr ocess
takmeusc lho ngtehrat nhi en terview itself.
Ik notwh edseet fariolms o mwynw oraksa ni nteewrevarin,Idw ant
tot hatnhkpe e opwlheo sweo radrsce o elcltiend vtohliusfm oetrh eir
time-swtoark.Lki inngSd mau c,kC lherrisWteiialnnedJ ,e ffAnlelre n,
InHeesr nanAvdieJlzaa-m,i e LeDee bEbBvilaean Cksae,r, m Aebnr ego,
MarHfean riBqeuteas,n a cnoAdrn drLeuano srfMdy:t hanfkocsro m­
plettihneg tdaesskcsra ibboevtdeh ;a nfkosr ysouuprpfo roytro, u r
inteirnte hspitrs o jfeocyrto ,uw ri llintgosn heastrsre a nswcirtihp ts
meJ.e ffanneIdrn eSsp:e ctihaalnf kotsra kitnhtgei mteo look over
your convweirtGshla otriDioeanb.sbA i sep:e cial ytohaual nskos to
fosre ndincgo pmieey so uiornf t eewr.v i
Ic aonn liym agtihnoeet hseirdo ef itnhte erpvrioecwIe d sosn.' t
know firswthahta nliditt ko'eb s ei ntervtioe wabenied n ,t erv.i ewee
BuItd ok nofwr ocmo nverswaittGihlo onrasin fdar otmhi en terviews
I'vceo nduwcittehd thheart , ewnhjiolyega rbalneti,in ntge rviews
takael soo tfe ffoFritry.sot mu,u srte arryaonuogrwe ns ched(uptlu e
asiwdrei tpirnogj teicmtwesi t,fh r ietnhdbeso ,oy kosu er' eradainndg ,
sof or)tV.her yp oslsyit,hb ien terwviiblelew c oymoeu r fwootrrh ke
dayI.fy o uirn tervsieenywtoe uqr u estiinao dnvsa nycoeup,'r lolb a­
bllyo otkh eomv ,et rhionfpk o ssriebslpeo jnosdteo sws,no mneo tes,
anmda ybdeoa l ittle outsidteh pere erasidonintn egr.v iWehweinn g
yoaur riyvoewuso ,nj 'sutdt i vientt hoie n teravnieden wg agaes eirni es
off orm"aQule stioAnnss ewar"nsI d.n styeoaudt',rl tylop uyto ur
intervaitee awsseehr,o w ohre rha irmo utnhdhe o usceh,aa tw hile,
perhaps isnhtairmiantogef y doeulrti aBfieelc.sa y uossuee i en terviews
asa" cmomunity-rmiuatak"liy ,nogu t'rltylog ettok noywo uirn ter­
vieerwt,rt yob redaokw sno moeft hbea rrtihesartoos f tiennh iefbfietc ­
ticvoem municDautriitonhngie. n terivtiseyewol unf e,e tdor emain
focusesde vfehororau llr iss,ct aerunel tfloy qtuhees tainotdnh si,n k­
quickltyh!be-e oswfta ytsor espoYnodum .i gthatk aeb reak from
thien terview-masyobmefe o poardne dp aharma eev aetl o getpheerr­,
hapsf ogarwo a lAkn.dt hen, reyfoouecrnu esriygneiagteg sa yionu,
gob actko itnhtee r.Iv tie'exswh ausAtnidsn ogG,!l orIti haa,yn oku
fotrh tei me ypouuit'n vtteoh eisnet er-vnioeotwn sltyh e original
interivnicelwuisdn t ehdvi osl ubmueat l sfoot rh tei myeo u'svpee nt
ont hien terwvei'edvwoesn t eo ge,tf hoerr ttihmseep ehnutn ting down
transclroiopkftiosncr,go ntiancfto rmdaitsicounts,hs iein ntge rviews
witmhe c,a refulltyh eerd eiattdreiadn ngs cmraikpgir tnesv,i stioo ns
enriycohuw ro rdTsh.a nfkosrr e admiyni gn trodtuwcitcieo n and
makivnegr uys efsuulg gesftoicroh nasn gfeoysro; u ern couraging
wordfso;r baeliwnaagyv sa ilabwlhee tn(h deeiv baeentw easas c ting
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
up and ycolue aiwrnepl rayei y no,ua nswemryep dh oncea lalnsd
talaktel de n)ga;tn hfdo mre ntomreit nhgr otuhgpihrs o cess.
Thearreoe t hpeero pwlheo havei mpploaryrteoadlnM etisf .a milia,
ofc ourTshea:n ksy ofuporar t iaesInw coer koentd h pirso jreucsth,e d
tom eedte adlsipneetnsit,mo ent hpeh oinnes toefwa idt h Jamitrice,
ansdo o na nsdo o nM.a rgaErsetdtra Ta:h anfkospr u ttaisniygdo eu r
othweorr akn tdr ansctrhiiebn itnegrt vaipseewoqs u ictkhlpiyrs;o ­
jcetw oulhda vbee edne lafyoemrdo ntwhist hyoouutar s sistance.
JesSswea Tnh:a nfkostr a lkwiintmghe a botuhtie n teravnifdeo wrs
offeyroinupgre rspeocntt hiev e intperrovcieResewsn .aBe r edin:
Thanfkosyr o uern couragAeimdHeaun rtt.a Tdhoa:n fkosr helping
usc ontAancntVi ael vBoi.Gl elr maAnmoyR, e adiNnigcS,ky reatntd,
otheartRs o utlTehdagnefk:os wr o rkwinigtG hl orainmade tohni s
projtehcatn;fk osyr o uurs efsuulg gesatnidto hnasn;fk osyr o ur
felxiibtiyl.
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RisktihnPege rsonal
AnI ntroduction
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AnalouIir seea,ad n dl ikyeo uIrn troduecstpieocni,ta hlsele yc toino n
spiriyt.Iut ahliitnthkie n twroou lbdes tronigyfeo rup uyt ourisnetilot f
moreM.a ybpeu yto ursaenldyf o ur bionmd ysy e tting-ddroiwvnti on g
SantCar uszi,t tiinmn ygs tudlyo,o kaitnt gh sep iritthuianlg s-altars,
candles, Msatyabtteau laekbs o.hu otw y opuh ysicsaelnlsmyeyp resence.
Puyto ufre elianngdos b servaitnia o bnist , ryeoaucrt tioot nhsfe i rst
intervainedtw ot hirse ceinntt ervWiheawtw: a st hes ameW?h atw as
different?
-Gloria EvAannzgaelldiunaa
OrigliyIn,h a alpdl antnoew dr iatf ea icrolnyv enitnitornoadlu ction
tot hciosl leocfit nitoenr vIi'bedew gswi.in t ahb riaenfa loyfst hies
imporrtoailnnett erhvaivpeelw sa yienGd l orEi.Aa n zalsld iusfaie'n ce
theea r1l9y08 sa ncdl aim fotArhn azta,l idnutae,r avriaeen wost her
foromfw ritIi'ntdgh .es nu mmartihzee i nniodveacatosni tvaeii nn ed
thviosl uemxep,l tohwreae y s theyo nea lnardbe ovtrihasotefse oe u nd
in phuebrl iwsohrekds ,p raonvbdir diese ufm maroifee asco hft he
intervAinedpw esr.h aipnas f ewp aragrIa'prlhelst utrotn h is
convenftoiromnBaautlit. If d os oi wti blelw ithhe sitfaotwrih oenn,
Is enadt r tao fft hiinst rodtuocG tlioor1 snih are,e spownidtethdh e
commentu sIea'dstv heae b oevpei graph.
AlthoIwu agsh snuortp rbiyGs leodr siuag'gse sIgt riooannse,d when
Ir eatdh eSmi.n Icfi er msetAt n zaladlumaot seytne aargsao n ads ked
hetro r aeda chapterf rdomrmya b foto iknp rogrsehshesa ,s
encourmaetg oep dum ty selft hwieon rtIdow s r iAtneds. t iIrl els,i st.
Mya cadetmriaci cnoinugpw,li etmdhy l ovoefp rivmaackyme,e f ear
self-diIsIfci lnocsourrpeo.pr aetres iontnthamoely words,I perhaps
wonb'etr espeacsat s ecdha orOl.r m aybyeo ut'hliltn hkaI t'v ma in,