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The House on Mango Street: A bridge of unity.

B anned due to the social issues it addresses, The House on Mango Street  tells the culturally significant story of Esperanza as she comes of age in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. Cisneros’ work was also among a number of books involved in a censorship suit revolving around a 2010 Arizona law specifically designed to ban a Mexican American... Read More.

Book Bans: a case study in how to push back

W hat’s the best way to fight back against book banning? Activism revolving around Sandy Cisneros’ coming of age book The House on Mango Street is a veritable case study on successful pushback to book bans. Nearly 1,500 individual books were banned in the first half of the 2022-2023 school year. That’s a 28 percent increase in book banning... Read More.

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15.

H ispanic Heritage Month takes place every year from September 15th to October 15th. During that time, we celebrate the cultures, histories, and contributions of those whose ancestors came from Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, as well as Central and South America. September 15th is a significant date because it’s the anniversary of independence for the Latin American countries Costa... Read More.

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