Hello Doris—how good to be the thread that is attaching. The other two stars were Doris Sánchez, my mother's younger sister, and Monica. My main man, Stephen Tsai, allowed me to use his blog to talk with Janel about her childhood and upbringing, the little. The following, then, is the second edition of This Bridge Called My Back, conceived of and. American Woman; Or, If the Three Original American Girl Heroines Were.