Nov 28, 1970 - The Paperback of the Pocho by Jose Antonio Villarreal at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $25.0 or more! The interview is three decades old but still amazing. Listen to the man that started “pochismo!” As the University of Texas presents the Mexican American Experience writes: Jose Antonio Villarreal discusses his 1959 novel, Pocho, and the ways in which his [].

Villarreal illuminates here the world of 'pochos,' Americans whose parents come to the United States from Mexico. Set in Depression-era California, the novel focuses on Richard, a young pocho who experiences the intense conflict between loyalty to the traditions of his family's past and attraction to new ideas. Richard's struggle to achieve adulthood as a young man influen Villarreal illuminates here the world of 'pochos,' Americans whose parents come to the United States from Mexico. Set in Depression-era California, the novel focuses on Richard, a young pocho who experiences the intense conflict between loyalty to the traditions of his family's past and attraction to new ideas. Richard's struggle to achieve adulthood as a young man influenced by two worlds reveals both the uniqueness of the Mexican-American experiences and its common ties with the struggles of all Americans -- whatever their past. Pocho was a little journey through American/ Mexican history.

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But for such a little book, too much was packed into it. The character stories were disintegrated. It started out with Pocho's dad, and his lover, and then it suddenly jumped to his life with his wife and the birth of Pocho.

And since the author tried to cover so mucb ground, the book read more like a newspaper report covering the events in Pocho's life. Too much was told, little was left for the reader to experience himself, by parta Pocho was a little journey through American/ Mexican history. But for such a little book, too much was packed into it. The character stories were disintegrated.

It started out with Pocho's dad, and his lover, and then it suddenly jumped to his life with his wife and the birth of Pocho. And since the author tried to cover so mucb ground, the book read more like a newspaper report covering the events in Pocho's life. Too much was told, little was left for the reader to experience himself, by partaking in Pocho's life. Too many characters crossed Pocho's path, and as soon as I got into their stories, the abruptly ended, and someone else took over in importance.

Otherwise, certainly informative. I learned about Pachucos, and also gained a better insight into a traditional mexican marriage. Pocho is a very well written book and very ahead of its time for when it was written and published, but i can't rate it higher because its attitude towards women absolutely infuriated me. It's one thing to simply state how things are in recognition of 'traditional' gender roles in a certain culture and for a time I thought maybe the main character would come to understand that women shouldn't be boxed into stereotypes and cultural expectations as he was fighting them as well, but he doesn't. He Pocho is a very well written book and very ahead of its time for when it was written and published, but i can't rate it higher because its attitude towards women absolutely infuriated me. It's one thing to simply state how things are in recognition of 'traditional' gender roles in a certain culture and for a time I thought maybe the main character would come to understand that women shouldn't be boxed into stereotypes and cultural expectations as he was fighting them as well, but he doesn't.