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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2007 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• Baby Boom

  published July 5, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I welcome the inclusion of a nice big scoop of chopped habañeros in the bland casserole that is America. I must admit,... More >>

• The Naked Truth

  published June 28, 2007

  Dear Mexican: A friend once asked me for a Spanish word or phrase that contains fewer syllables than its English counterpart. After years... More >>

• Mexico of the North

  published June 21, 2007

  Dear Readers: Contrary to what some of ustedes think, racist gabachos and self-hating Mexicans aren't my only fans. Many of... More >>

• Sex Marks the Spot

  published June 14, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Often when we see Mexican bands perform, the crowd starts chanting "¡Cu-le-ro!" Why does the crowd yell... More >>

• Muy Caliente Summer Edición

  published June 7, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I was sitting around with my daughter and her Mexican husband the other day talking about her past. Jokingly, I mentioned... More >>

• Papi Knows Best

  published May 31, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Has the 1965 Immigration Act proved to be a good thing or a bad thing for America, and has the recent unprecedented flood of... More >>

• To the Mexican Degree

  published May 24, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I was going through a local state college's academic program the other day and found that it offers a bachelor's degree in... More >>

• Listen and Learn

  published May 17, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I have no problem with immigrants. My grandparents were Dutch on one side and Irish on the other -- but they came here... More >>

• Fungus Among Us

  published May 10, 2007

  Dear Readers: Gracias, gracias, gracias to ustedes who bought the Mexican's book last week (deportation for those who... More >>

• Pinto Salvation

  published May 3, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I'm a gringa married to a mexicano, and we have a three-year-old son. His family is wonderful for the most... More >>

• Mexican sushi and other mysteries

  published April 26, 2007

  Dear Readers: The Reconquista has arrived! On May 1, ¡Ask a Mexican! comes out in book form, gracias to the literary... More >>

• Mexican Stand-Off

  published April 19, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Have you seen the e-mail flying around, allegedly from country-rock star Charlie Daniels? What's your reaction? The... More >>

• Head Case

  published April 5, 2007

  Dear Mexican: What do Mexicans think about President Bush's grandfather having a hand in getting the guy that robbed Pancho Villa's head... More >>

• Beauty's Only Skin-Deep

  published March 29, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Why should Mexican nationals have more of a right to stay in this country than Chinese, Somalis or others who can't cross an... More >>

• Should He Stay or Should He Go?

  published March 22, 2007

  Dear Readers: Muchas, muchas responses to my March 8 column asking whether I should keep the gold-toothed, mustachioed,... More >>

• Fashion Statement

  published March 15, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I'm perplexed. I just saw a middle-aged wab wearing tight pink stretch pants with the phrase "Pink Taco" emblazoned across... More >>

• Star-Crossed

  published March 8, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I have a major crush on a worker with the Mexican Consulate aquí en Tucson. But I fear that, like two... More >>

• It’s a Steal

  published March 1, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I grew up with Mexicans who stole things just to steal. As an adult, I see much of the same behavior from adult Mexicans and... More >>

• The Governator

  published February 22, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Why does Arnold Schwarzenegger keep putting his foot in his mouth and talking smack about Mexicans? To my understanding, his... More >>

• Tortilla Flats

  published February 15, 2007

  Dear Readers: Muchos comments about my February 1 column regarding Mexican names morphing into seemingly wacky nicknames -- Nini... More >>

• Hard to Swallow

  published February 8, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Why can't I get a Mexican woman to swallow my cream? Curious Jorge Dear Mexican: Why don't Mexican girls... More >>

• Short and Sweet

  published February 1, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I want to know why Mexicans have such incongruous nicknames. In English, people have nicknames that have some relation to... More >>

• Work It, Baby!

  published January 25, 2007

  Dear Mexican: This November, a trusted employee of mine came out about his status as an illegal immigrant. Our big-box retail... More >>

• A Cut Above

  published January 18, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I'm a sixty-year-old Chicano and proud. Why do young Chicanos keep imitating blacks? They dress like blacks, talk like... More >>

• Dark Angels

  published January 11, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Why do non-Mexicans consider it a compliment when they tell Mexicans they don't look Mexican? I am 100 percent Mexican (5'7",... More >>