Authors:Henry G. Cisneros, Henry G. Cisneros, John Rosales,
Publisher: Arte Publico Pr
Keywords: future, nation, latinos
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-01-31
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1558855424
ISBN-13: 9781558855427

Whether the predominant ethnic group in baseball, the ’’swing vote’’ in various elections, or the people who introduced one of the country’s most popular condiments, salsa, it is clear that the influence of Latinos is widespread and growing each year. The Census Bureau estimates that Latinos will grow by 63 million people or a stunning 48% of total growth to make up 25% of the United States population by 2050. Editor Henry G. Cisneros, the first Hispanic mayor of a major U.S. city and former HUD Secretary, says these numbers are not reversible by closing borders,

Author: Henry Cisneros
Publisher: Diane Pub Co
Keywords: opportunity, geography, new, regionalism
Published: 1995-06
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0788122029
ISBN-13: 9780788122026

Authors:Henry G. Cisneros, Lora Engdahl, Foreword by Kurt Sc
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Keywords: hope, america, cities, housing, promise, new, despair, public
Number of Pages: 334
Published: 2009-05-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0815714254
ISBN-13: 9780815714255

As pressing economic and quality of life issues heighten calls for increased federal engagement in America s cities, this new book offers cause for optimism and lessons for policy innovators. From Despair to Hope documents the evolution of HOPE VI, one of the most ambitious urban redevelopment initiatives in the past half century and a true federal-urban partnership.

Author: Sandra Cisneros
Publisher: Vintage
Keywords: cisneros, vintage
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2004-01-06
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 1400034051
ISBN-13: 9781400034055

Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions.“Sandra Cisneros knows both that the heart can be broken and that it can rise and soar like a bird. Whatever story she chooses to tell, we should be listening for a long time to come.” —The Washington Post Book WorldA winner of the PEN Center West Award for Best Fiction and the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, Sandra Cisneros evokes working-class Latino experience with an irresistible mix of realism and lyrical exuberance. Vintage Cisneros features

Author: Sandra Cisneros
Publisher: Vintage
Keywords: street, mango, house
Number of Pages: 110
Published: 1991-04-03
List price: $11.00
ISBN-10: 0679734775
ISBN-13: 9780679734772

Told in a series of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, The House on Mango Street is Sandra Cisneros’s greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Acclaimed by critics, beloved by children, their parents and grandparents, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, it has entered the canon of coming-of-age classics.Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities

Author: Sandra Cisneros
Publisher: Vintage
Keywords: stories, creek, hollering, woman
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1992-03-03
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0679738568
ISBN-13: 9780679738565

A collection of stories, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom.

Author: Sandra Cisneros
Publisher: Vintage
Keywords: street, mango, casa
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1994-10-18
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 0679755268
ISBN-13: 9780679755265

La novela mejor vendida, trata de una niña que crece en una de las comunidades latinas de Chicago-algunas veces le romperá el corazón y otras veces le dará gran alegría-describe un nuevo paisaje americano a través de sus múltiples personajes. -"Una novela profundamente conmovedora . . . Como lo mejor de la poesía, abre las ventanas del corazón sin desperdiciar las palabras." -Miami Herald.