Email Author Gustavo Arellano

Awards

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc.

  Ask a Mexican

• 2010 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  "Ask a Mexican!"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  "Ask a Mexican!"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  "Ask a Mexican!"

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  Ask a Mexican!

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 7, 2006

  "Ask a Mexican, 12-7-06"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 16, 2006

  "Ask a Mexican, 11-16-06"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 31, 2006

  "Ask a Mexican, 8-31-06"

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  Ask a Mexican

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published January 6, 2005

  ¡Ask a Mexican!, January 6, 2005

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 14, 2005

  ¡Ask a Mexican!, April 14, 2005

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 7, 2005

  ¡Ask a Mexican!, October 7, 2005

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2013 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• For the Love of Guns

  published May 23, 2013

  Dear Mexican, Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be guilty... More >>

• Spanglish and Self-Esteem

  published May 16, 2013

  Dear Mexican, Where did the notion of adding an -o to the end of an English word and assuming it makes it a Spanish word come... More >>

• Jackasses and Fixing Papers

  published May 9, 2013

  Dear Mexican: Why is it that people from Chihuahua and Monterrey are such jackasses? They come from pinches ranchitos and... More >>

• Spain: Two Sides of the Coin

  published May 2, 2013

  Dear Mexican: Although I'm familiar with your column, I don't read it regularly. But today, I was struck by something you said in a recent... More >>

• Ranchera Music and '50s Ethnic Slurs

  published April 25, 2013

  Dear Mexican, I have always liked ranchera music. As of late, I have wanted to get deeper into it as far as the history, the... More >>

• We Come in Peace!

  published April 18, 2013

  Dear Mexican, What do we need to do to make the güeros understand we come in peace As Mexicans, we... More >>

• Papi Knows Best

  published April 11, 2013

  Dear Mexican, We're in state testing this week at the high school I teach at. After the students finish a section, they can... More >>

• What's the point of your question?

  published April 4, 2013

  Dear Mexican, Please explain to me why so many mexicanas seem to think it more important to stay home... More >>

• Racial Identity and Driving Señora Daisy

  published March 28, 2013

  Dear Mexican, About six years ago, my wife and I adopted a little baby boy. He is "pure" mestizo and we are complete wabs.... More >>

• What's in a Word?

  published March 21, 2013

  Dear Mexican, I'm living in Mexico part of the year. I'm learning Spanish but can't say I understand or speak it well. I read... More >>

• What's in a Name?

  published March 14, 2013

  Dear Mexican, I would be most interested in hearing your point of view regarding our raza always voting... More >>

• Oldies But Goodies

  published March 7, 2013

  Dear Readers, The Mexican is currently dealing with deportation issues but will return next week once he builds his 15-foot... More >>

• Illegal vs Legal...Again.

  published February 28, 2013

  Dear Mexican, You mentioned in the past that your Dad is against illegal immigration, but that's a voice you never hear. Why... More >>

• Are Burritos Supposed to Explode?

  published February 21, 2013

  Dear Mexican, In the past, you have defended illegal immigrants by arguing that they (paraphrasing one of your previous columns)... More >>

• Mexican Identity and Living in the Street

  published February 14, 2013

  Dear Mexican, I'm 39. My stepdad — who raised me — just died. This freed my mother to tell me (stepdad always... More >>

• Republicans, Cubans and Idiots

  published February 7, 2013

  Dear Mexican, The pinche Republicans are making a gigante ruido about their "Hispanic"... More >>

• Grammar, Television and Geography

  published January 31, 2013

  Dear Mexican: Grammar question/rant. If Spanglish is a legitimate dialect/language, why do you feel the need to italicize every... More >>

• Jonny Chingas and Piteado Technique

  published January 24, 2013

  Dear Mexican, In 1983 or 1984, I was walking home from work down Haight Street in San Francisco one evening and stopped... More >>

• Rants of a Know Nothing

  published January 17, 2013

  Dear Mexican, Can you please tell me something? How do you think it's fair that all the people that come to our country and... More >>

• Why Do Mexican Men Like Classic Cars?

  published January 10, 2013

  Dear Mexican, What is it about Mexicans and collecting old cars? I have three Mexican neighbors with middle-class incomes but... More >>

• Special Best Of Edicion: Do Mexicans Cause the Closures of Hospitals?

  published January 3, 2013

  Dear Readers, My muchos apologies for this Best Of edition — I'm still in the rancho getting faded on the Herradura and... More >>