English Department

at the University of Michigan-Flint

Happy Birthday, Sandra Cisneros! (December 20, 1954)

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BOOM. 1984. Sandra Cisneros’ poetic novella House on Mango Street is published, and for the first time the literature by a U. S. Latina reaches a mass audience, ushering in the extraordinary explosion of Latina poets, playwrights, and novelists who have followed. Sandra was born in Chicago, the third child (of seven) and only daughter