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Altar Installation

Sandra Cisneros2014

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino
Washington, DC, United States

Altar Installation by Sandra Cisneros. A Room of her Own: An Altar for my Mother. “We try to be brave when we grieve…but an altar is a sacred space for to transform our grief to light…A healing takes place.” Sandra Cisneros 2014.

Mexican-American author Sandra Cisneros discusses the ofrenda/altar and connecting to spirit. “I don’t believe in heaven or hell I believe you live on in your kids.” Elvira Cordero Cisneros, mother of Sandra Cisneros.

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Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino

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