American Girl's Move Upsets Some Chicago Residents

The latest American Girl doll, Marisol Luna, a "Mexican-American from Pilsen" moves from Pilsen to suburban Des Plaines. In the book, Marisol's mother tells her that Pilsen [was] "no place for me to grow up. It was dangerous, and there was no place for me to play.'' As you can understand, the residents of Pilsen are outraged. Read all about this Americasn Girl controversy in Pilsen's not good enough for new American Girl? from the Chicago Sun-Times.