Sandra Cisneros

Family 
Sandra is the second child of Ernesto Cisneros de Moral and Elvira Cordero Anguiano. They had seven children together, one girl and six boys. There was one other daughter, but she died as a baby. Sandra's father wanted his family of boys. During her childhood, because of sexism, her father pushed her over the limits. Her father moved the family between Mexico City and Chicago, causing Sandra to be shy during her childhood. She didn't make close friends for pretty long. Her mother was a strong woman who wanted Sandra to achieve her goal.

 Awards 

 American Book Award - 1985
 Lannan Literary Award for Fiction - 1991
 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction - 1993
 MacArthur Fellowship Award - 1995
 Texas Medal of Arts - 2003
 National Medal of Arts - 2016 (Presented by Barack Obama)

 Related pages 
List of poets from North America

 References 

Category:1954 births
Category:Living people
Category:Writers from Chicago