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

• Does Christmas ever end for Mexicans?

  published December 25, 2008

  Dear Mexican: I was driving home along a road where a bunch of Mexicans live, and I noticed that almost every house has its Christmas... More >>

• Book 'em!

  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 >>

• When Catholics got a pass across the border

  published December 11, 2008

  Dear Mexican: I'm Hispanic, not Mexican, and I hate it when people confuse me for one. I don't like the stupid music you like, I don't... More >>

• It's not racist to hate lazy people, just easy

  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 think Hispanic... More >>

• Ask a Mexican

  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 >>

• Was Jimi Hendrix a Mexican?

  published November 20, 2008

  Dear Mexican: In the biography of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, he describes Jimi Hendrix as part black, Cherokee and Mexican.... More >>

• Aztlan is now a myth understood

  published November 13, 2008

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

• News from the frozen Northland

  published November 6, 2008

  Dear Mexican: In your October 23 column, I read that Mexicans enjoy Clamato the way Canadians do. The True North Strong and Free has a... More >>

• The gay cabelleros ride again!

  published October 30, 2008

  Dear Mexican: I know you've been asked variations of this before. I'm a gay white guy, and I've had three relationships with Mexican men... More >>

• You say Clamato, I say...bring another!

  published October 23, 2008

  Dear Mexican: One of our Arizona politicians once said that the "crime" of being undocumented in this country is equivalent legally to... More >>

• Bravery has no national boundaries

  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 end of the... More >>

• Why does the Mexican call us gabachos?

  published October 9, 2008

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

• The next Tom Tancredo

  published October 2, 2008

  ¡Ask A Mexican! Dear Mexican: Representative Chris Cannon of Utah, also known as Mr. Amnesty, one of La Raza's heroes, was... More >>

• Where do anchor babies come from?

  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 Serbia), and my... More >>

• Coming out, Mexican style

  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 family is... More >>

• A Mexican never forgets, particularly when he has a book coming out

  published September 11, 2008

  Dear Readers: The Mexican's new book, Orange County: A Personal History, is in your local bookstore on September 16 — by... More >>

• How many undocumented Mexicans actually want citizenship?

  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 about it and... More >>

• Why do Mexicans make asses of their donkeys?

  published August 28, 2008

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

• Loss of language leaves this D.F. denizen tongue-tied

  published August 21, 2008

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

• Anchor babies don't fill the bank account

  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 United States to have babies and... More >>

• Ban on Spanish

  published August 7, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Where I recently started working, Latinos make up about 95 percent of the work force. We are, however, prohibited from... More >>

• The Great Race

  published July 31, 2008

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

• Flour or Corn?

  published July 24, 2008

  Dear Readers: Gracias, merci, obrigado for the many submissions in our contest asking readers to argue in 25 words why corn... More >>

• Run for the Border

  published July 17, 2008

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

• A Hunka-Hunka Burnin' Love

  published July 10, 2008

  Dear Mexican: What's the fascination that Mexicans have with Elvis?Good Roceando Tonight Dear Gabacho: Your... More >>