books that were part of the Tucson Unified School District's K-12 Mexican-American studies curriculum before the program was dismantled under Arizona House Bill 2281. This law "forbids classes to advocate the overthrow of the United States, promote racial resentment, or emphasize students' ethnicity rather than their individuality." When the Mexican-American Studies program was ended, all the books that were associated with it, including "The House on Mango Street", were removed from the school's curriculum. In response, teachers, authors, and activists formed a caravan in the spring of 2012. The caravan, called the Librotraficante Project, originated at the Alamo and ended in Tucson. Its participants organized workshops and distributed books that had been removed from the curriculum. Cisneros herself traveled with the caravan, reading The House on Mango Street and running workshops about Chicano literature. She brought numerous copies of the book with her, distributed them, and discussed thematic implications of her novel as well as talked about the book's autobiographical elements. Publication history The House on Mango Street has sold well over 6 million copies and has been translated into over 20 languages. For its 25th anniversary in 2008, Mango Street was reissued in a special Anniversary edition. 1983, United States, Arte Público Press , Pub date 1983, paperback 1984, United States, Arte Público Press , Pub date 1 January 1984, paperback 1991, United States, Vintage Contemporaries , Pub date 3 April 1991, paperback An Introduction was included in the novel in 2009, it can be found in the 25th anniversary edition of the book . See also Chicago Literature Chicano Literature Chicana Feminism Chicano Movement References Sources . . MA Thesis, Rice University. . Originally published as . . . . . 1983 American novels American children's novels American young adult novels Novels by Sandra Cisneros Hispanic and Latino American novels Novels set in Chicago Chicano literature American bildungsromans American Book Award-winning works American novels adapted into plays Censored books Obscenity controversies in literature