Sandra Cisneros

Authors That Changed America

A trailblazer in more ways than one, Sandra Cisneros was the first Mexican-American woman to be published by a mainstream publisher. Her work brought Hispanic culture to a wider audience of...

Gary Soto

Authors That Changed America

Gary Soto, a Mexican-American author and poet, captures the essence of youth and Chicano experiences in his stories, blending humor and the magic of everyday...

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Authors That Changed America

Author of groundbreaking novels like “Esperanza Rising” and “Echo,” Pam Muñoz Ryan has made literature more representative by expertly mining her own rich Mexican American...

The Blowouts

Power to the People

In 1968, thousands of Latino students walked out of school in Los Angeles to protest against racial inequality in the classroom. Their collective action, known as the Blowouts, was a defining moment of the Chicano...