Last year Sandra Cisneros was given the National Medal of Arts by former President Obama for her contributions to American literature and this year she will be recognized at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 40th Anniversary gala for her lifelong contributions.Embed from Getty Images
The House on Mango Street author explains that this award has special significance to her. “Some awards are more important than others, to be frank,” she says to HuffPost. “But this one I think comes at such a difficult time in the history for Latinos in the United States, so it’s of special significance.”
