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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2008 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• SPECIAL YEAR-END EDITION

  published December 25, 2008

  Dear Mexican, I was driving home on old King Road in San Jose, where a bunch of Mexicans live, and I noticed that almost... More >>

• SPECIAL NAVIDAD SHOPPING GUIDE EDITION

  published December 18, 2008

  Dear Readers, A couple of columnas ago, I published a short list of my favorite books regarding Mexicans and Mexican Americans... More >>

• Why Are Mexicans Obsessed with Scarface?

  published December 11, 2008

  Dear Mexican, Many times, as I cross the border into the U.S., I see bald cholos buying images (posters,... More >>

• Nonracist Racists and Mole Grammer

  published December 4, 2008

  Dear Mexican, Why is it that those of us who oppose illegal immigration are called racist by many Mexicans? Personally, I... More >>

• Immigration Numbers, Immigration Writers

  published November 27, 2008

  Dear Mexican, I hear all the time that 12 million illegal immigrants live in the United States. Is that true? Who counted... More >>

• Cafe Tacuba

  published November 27, 2008

  Sino, last year's effort by Mexico's supreme "rock en español" group will grow on you, but that's not necessarily a ringing... More >>

• Was Jimi Hendrix Mexican?

  published November 20, 2008

  Dear Mexican, I recently received the biography of Rolling Stones bassist Ronnie Woods. While reading about his friendship... More >>

• Aztec Prophecy and Is "Brown" the New "Black"?

  published November 13, 2008

  Dear Mexican, In a column some time ago, you mentioned the Aztec prophecy claiming that "their descendants would reclaim... More >>

• Canadian Questions

  published November 6, 2008

  Dear Readers, So your presidential candidate lost (congratulations; McBama! Our condolences, O'Cain. Damn early deadlines...), and you... More >>

• Mexican Homophobia

  published October 30, 2008

  Dear Mexican, I know you've been asked variations of this before, but I'm going to ask you again anyway. I'm a gay white guy... More >>

• Parking Tickets and Clamato

  published October 23, 2008

  Dear Mexican, One of our Arizona politicians once said on the PBS show Horizonte that the "crime" of being... More >>

• Heroic Boys and Mexican Families

  published October 16, 2008

  Dear Mexican, A group of very young soldiers in the Mexican Army were being chased through the castle by U.S. Marines. At the... More >>

• Wabs and Mexican Guatemalans

  published October 9, 2008

  Dear Readers, I don't like to rerun columns 'cause it makes me look like a lazy Mexican, but I realize that, as my column invades... More >>

• Tom Tancredo and Coconuts

  published October 2, 2008

  Dear Mexican, Rep. Chris Cannon of Utah, also known as Mr. Amnesty, one of La Raza's heroes, was trounced in the Utah primary... More >>

• ASK A MEXICAN

  published September 25, 2008

  Dear Mexican, What is an anchor baby? I am a 45-year-old male born in the USA. My mother was born in ex-Yugoslavia (now... More >>

• SPECIAL CATHOLIC EDITION

  published September 18, 2008

  Dear Mexican, I am a chica struggling with the choice to come out to my parents about my sexual orientation. My... More >>

• SPECIAL HISTORIA EDITION

  published September 11, 2008

  Dear Readers, First, a bit of housecleaning: in answering a pregunta a couple of weeks ago about pachucos, I was... More >>

• Amnesty and Margaritas

  published September 4, 2008

  Dear Mexican, I'm an illegal alien. Got here on a tourist visa and stayed for a job. My gabacho employer knows... More >>

• Striped Donkeys, Hep Pachucos and Defensive Driving

  published August 28, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans paint stripes on their donkeys in Tijuana? Avenida Revolución... More >>

• Fresa Spanish and Latino Soldiers

  published August 21, 2008

  Dear Mexican, I am the proud uncle of five Mexican-­redneck kids who recently moved to Wausau with their... More >>

• Anchor Babies and Mexican Garages

  published August 14, 2008

  Dear Mexican, As a Mexican, I'm always ashamed of the fact that a lot of Mexican women just come to the U.S. to have babies... More >>

• Racism at Work and Tijuana Bibles

  published August 7, 2008

  Dear Mexican, Where I recently started working, Latinos are prohibited from speaking Spanish. We are constantly being... More >>

• ASK A MEXICAN

  published July 31, 2008

  Dear Mexican, What's with calling yourselves "La Raza"? Being Mexicans, Chicanos or whatever isn't enough... More >>

• SPECIAL TORTILLA CONTEST EDITION

  published July 24, 2008

  Dear Readers, Gracias, merci, obrigado for the many submissions in... More >>

• Mexicans, Germans, the Border Patrol and Jeff

  published July 17, 2008

  Dear Mexican, Why are there Mexicans in the Border Patrol? What a hypocritical thing to do to our... More >>