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  • Violence and Tattoos

    published June 20, 2013

    Dear Mexican, Recently, a coworker turned me on to a Web site that features many videos of unspeakable atrocities the drug... More >>

  • MUY CALIENTE SUMMER EDITION

    published June 6, 2013

    Dear Readers: U.K.'s spectacular Guardian newspaper has asked if I could field some questions for their readers as part of the paper's... More >>

  • A Dog of a Question and Classroom Confidential

    published May 30, 2013

    Dear Mexican: I went to a Los Angeles Dodgers game today and noticed that they now have Doyer Dogs, which are fucking disgusting and covered in... More >>

  • 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 >>

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