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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2009 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• Immigration... and What's In A Name

  published July 9, 2009

  Dear Mexican, Why is it that ever since the U.S./California let you people immigrate, tunnel, weasel or whatever into this... More >>

• Practicing patience, pendejos.

  published July 2, 2009

  Dear Mexican, Looking back recently on my distant youth in northwest Ohio, I came to the realization that the sweetest, most... More >>

• Mexicans in the Movies

  published June 25, 2009

  Dear Mexican, You once asked why Mexican bands don't hit it big in the good old US of A. I think the simple answer is that... More >>

• Immigrant vs. Immigrant

  published June 18, 2009

  Dear Mexican, I write to you with a doubt similar to the one that Incensed in Chicago felt a couple of weeks ago, when her... More >>

• "Gabacho" isn't the only bad word we've got for you...

  published June 11, 2009

  Dear Mexican, I was riding the local light rail when two female ­Mexicans sat down and started talking rapid-fire Spanish... More >>

• MUY CALIENTE SUMMER EDITION

  published June 4, 2009

  Dear Mexican, I am a Chicano in Connecticut. I moved from Arizona to the East Coast for my dream job. I have to admit that I'm... More >>

• Advanced Mexican Studies

  published May 28, 2009

  Dear Mexican, My question is simple: Can you please confirm the fact that there are doctors, lawyers and other professionals... More >>

• Modern-day piracy, Mexican style

  published May 21, 2009

  Dear Mexican, My wife and I have an argument going on about pirates. And since you are the source for all things Mexican, I'd... More >>

• ¿Quieres Chingar?

  published May 14, 2009

  Dear Mexican, My wife is from Michoacán state. We've bought a home in the small town of her birth. I love everything... More >>

• Clorox in the Rio Grande

  published May 7, 2009

  p> Dear Mexican, Is it true that most Mexicans are carriers of the swine flu due to the fact they eat a lot of chicharrones,... More >>

• ¡Ask a Mexican!

  published April 30, 2009

  Dear Readers, As you drinko por Cinco this May 5, please take around this column listing songs that... More >>

• Mexican Moors?

  published April 23, 2009

  Dear Mexican, First of all, please don't think that I'm a self-­loathing Mexican; I was born in the U.S. to northern... More >>

• Wet Backs

  published April 16, 2009

  Dear Mexican, In an earlier column, you mentioned that conservatives can't have an argument against illegal immigration... More >>

• Ay, Caramba!

  published April 9, 2009

  Dear Mexican, For as long as I can remember, Mexicans were known for doing three things: Drinking lots of... More >>

• Talking About NAFTA and Mexico

  published April 2, 2009

  Dear Mexican, Why are Mexicans so proud of the brutality of their police force? They seem to glamorize it in all their music... More >>

• SPECIAL APRIL FOOLS' DAY EDITION

  published March 26, 2009

  ¡ASK A MEXICAN! BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO Dear Readers, In honor of April Fools' Day, I'm turning over the column this... More >>

• Mexican Birth Control and Undocumented College Students

  published March 19, 2009

  Dear Mexican, Why is it that when I go to the Mexican supermarkets to buy productos femeninos, fully... More >>

• What's Up with Sheriff Joe Arpaio?

  published March 12, 2009

  Dear Mexican, Not sure if this has been asked before, but how do you feel about Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio? I think the... More >>

• Pinche Bumblebee man

  published March 5, 2009

  Dear Readers, Before we move on to your spicy preguntas, a bit of housecleaning. Pri­meramente, gracias to all... More >>

• Illegal Immigrants and Stay-At-Home Mexicans

  published February 26, 2009

  Dear Mexican, I believe that the words people use to describe other people, intentionally or unintentionally, reflect their... More >>

• Pinche Child Molesters

  published February 19, 2009

  Dear Mexican, What is the deal with Mexican denial when it comes to dealing with child sexual abuse? I know counselors who... More >>

• What About Lazy Mexicans?

  published February 12, 2009

  Dear Mexican, I have a question from one Mexican to another: Why do gabachos think we know everything... More >>

• Why All the Mexican Narco Hate?

  published February 5, 2009

  Dear Mexican, I can't tell you how disappointed I've been these past few days, as a U.S. citizen and ciudadano... More >>

• Why Do Mexicans Take So Long To Warm Up Their Cars

  published January 29, 2009

  Dear Mexican I am a naturalized (legal) hispano in the U.S., and I just realized what the "illegal"... More >>

• Thin Steak and Samuel P. Huntington

  published January 22, 2009

  Dear Mexican, Mi hermano y yo tenemos un dispute. We all know that Mexicans love their bistec... More >>