What a pleasure and honor to be celebrating the historic work of my sister-colleague, the sublime Margaret Montoya. It is doubly meaningful that this symposium is so thoughtfully coordinated with the one tomorrow, honoring the amazing Mari Matsuda. Events like these truly induce writer’s block, as the momentous import of the occasion seems to overwhelm our mere mortal ability to articulate an appropriate level of insight and wisdom that might even approach the original brilliance of a piece like Máscaras. Forgive me in advance, as I am certain I will fall short in such a tall task.