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Good evening.

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The University of Arizona sits
on the traditional Homeland

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of the Tohono O'odham Nation
and the adopted Homeland

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of the Pascua Yaqui nation.

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For hundreds of generations
they have studied the lands

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in this region.

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It is thus an institutional
responsibility

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to recognize and
acknowledge these peoples,

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and their languages, cultures,
and histories all of which

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have woven into the fabric
of our campus community

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[CLAPPING]

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My Name is
Alain-Philippe Durand.

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And I am the Dean of the
College of Humanities.

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Thanks for joining us at the
tenth annual Tucson Humanities

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Festival.

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Ten years ago the
College of Humanities

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started Humanities Week.

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Through community
outreach, engagement,

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and incredible speakers, it
has grown into the Tucson

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Humanities Festival.

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And now encompasses the
entire month of October.

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This year the theme for
the festival is Next.

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And we are asking, what's
next for the Humanities?

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How can the lessons of
the past shape tomorrow?

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Who are tomorrow's leaders,
innovators, communicators,

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thinkers?

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I wish to thank our Poetry
Center and its director

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extraordinaire Tyler
Meier for inviting, yes--

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[CLAPPING]

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For inviting our
acclaimed guest speaker

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Sandra Cisneros here tonight.

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The Poetry Center
is the centerpiece

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of the College of Humanities
and an internationally renowned

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literary institution with
an outstanding staff.

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Indeed, I would like to
acknowledge our world class

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staff and faculty, and celebrate
with you some fantastic news.

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We just found out yesterday
that according to the US News

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and World Report best
global universities rankings

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in the category of
Arts and Humanities,

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the University of
Arizona is ranked

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30th in the world
and number nine

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among US public institutions.

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[CHEERING]

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Tonight's reading
is a celebration

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of an inspirational
and beloved writer,

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and an expression of the values
of the College of Humanities,

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and the University of
Arizona's commitment

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as an Hispanic
serving institution.

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A few young guests
here tonight share

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Sandra Cisneros drive to
tell stories of their own.

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The Poetry Center's Writing
the Community is a school based

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creative writing program
for k-12 students

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with the goals of developing
creative and critical thinking

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skills.

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Some of their work is on display
by Sandra's book signing table

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for you to look, to
enjoy after the reading.

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I would like to thank
the other sponsors who

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helped make tonight's
event possible,

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Bookmans Entertainment Exchange,
our Humanities Seminars

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Program, Chicanos Por La
Causa, an Arizona humanities.

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[CLAPPING]

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Chicanos Por La Causa is one of
the largest Hispanic nonprofits

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in the country promoting
stronger and healthier

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communities throughout the
southwestern United States.

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Arizona Humanities is the
Arizona chapter of the National

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Endowment for the Humanities.

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I have the pleasure of serving
on the board of directors,

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so I am very familiar
with Arizona Humanities.

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We give grants to schools,
libraries, and museums

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across the state, which help
us bring outstanding cultural

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programs to you,
like our reading

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this evening with
Sandra Cisneros.

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You can find out more at
the table in the lobby

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or go to the website
azhumanities.org.

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We have here, tonight,
Arizona humanities, Bookmans,

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Chicanos Por La Causa,
Humanities Seminars,

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and Poetry Centers
board members and staff.

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May I ask them to please stand
so they can be acknowledge?

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[CLAPPING]

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Thank you very much.

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It is now my pleasure to
introduce Manuel Muñoz,

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who will introduce
our esteemed speaker,

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and then lead the
discussion after.

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They will also be a book signing
afterward, after the event.

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And you will be receiving more
information a little bit on.

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Manuel Muñoz is the
author of the novel,

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What You See In The Dark, and
two short story collections.

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He's the recipient
of fellowships

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from the National
Endowment for the Arts

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and the New York
Foundation for the Arts.

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He has been recognized
with several awards

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and an appearance in this year's
Best American Short Stories.

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One of his first encounters
with Sandra Cisneros work

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was via an imitation exercise at
UC Santa Cruz Equal Opportunity

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Program for Central Valley
High school students

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in the summer of 1988.

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Mr. Muñoz is currently the
director of the University

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of Arizona's Creative
Writing Program.

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Please welcome Manuel Muñoz.

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[CHEERING]

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