"Por nuestra cultura hablarán nuestros libros. Our books shall speak for our culture."
Papi Chulo. By Carlos T. Mock. ISBN: 978-0-9796457-0-9. $16.95.
"If self-identity is a crucial issue in this literature, then national identity is what Carlos Mock addresses; and Papi Chulo, actually is the story of a country as seen through the eyes and lives of three strong women of several generations. For Carlos Mock, the theme is felt so strongly that it must be openly expressed. "To Puerto Ricans, I've become an American. But to Americans of Puerto Rican descent, I'm insufficiently Puerto Rican because I've not undergone the years of prejudice they have."