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

• Cesar Chavez Says

  published July 3, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Whenever I have a debate with my Chicano hermanos who support open borders and get angry at any type of immigration... More >>

• No Shore Thing

  published June 26, 2008

  Dear Mexican: What do you think would happen if U.S. citizens could buy land and set up businesses in Mexico as easily as Mexicans can... More >>

• Play Bawl!

  published June 19, 2008

  Dear Mexican: I recently went to a Los Angeles Dodgers game. There are always rivalries in any sport, of course, pero the white... More >>

• Fat Chance

  published June 12, 2008

  Dear Mexican: This might be a seasonal question, but why do Mexicans like swimming in their clothes? Is it a Catholic thing? I remember... More >>

• Cut on the Bias

  published June 5, 2008

  Dear Mexican: First it was the Native Americans, then the blacks, then the Japanese. For a while, Muslims. Now I fear that American... More >>

• The Mexican-Redneck Connection

  published May 29, 2008

  Dear Mexican: I'm a Mexican-American, but I always lie and tell people my ancestors were from Spain and immigrated to the United States... More >>

• Scot Free

  published May 15, 2008

  Dear Readers: My recent column regarding the dissimilarities between Scots and Mexicans provoked a surprising number of responses... More >>

• Arrested Development

  published May 8, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Whenever I see the television show COPS, the white folks pull over and hope no one searches anything where there... More >>

• The Clan

  published May 1, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Consider the similarities between my people, the Celtic Scots, and yours, the Hispanic Mexicans. For centuries, we, too,... More >>

• Emo, Go Home!

  published April 24, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Lately I've been hearing how punks and metalheads in Mexico are trying to beat up emos because it's been said that emos... More >>

• Dialed In

  published April 17, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Our customer-service department uses a phone-tree system that asks callers to press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish, and a... More >>

• Identity Crisis

  published April 10, 2008

  Dear Mexican: On my desk is a levy from the Internal Revenue Service for over $12,000 in unpaid taxes. Turns out some dude used my... More >>

• Skin Deep

  published April 3, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Why are indigenous peoples from north of the Rio Grande called redskins and those from south of it called... More >>

• Maybe It’s Just You

  published March 27, 2008

  Dear Mexican: I'm a gay man in his mid-thirties who has always loved Mexican men. And this question is not only from my experience, but... More >>

• Any Deport in a Storm

  published March 20, 2008

  Dear Mexican: I am an illegal alien who just turned eighteen. Is there anything I can do to become a legal alien besides deportation or... More >>

• Cleaning House

  published March 13, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Mexicans are angry that the United States might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country... More >>

• A Subject He Can’t Refuse

  published March 6, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans have padrinos for everything?The Godfather Fan Dear Wab: Many... More >>

• A Question of Raza

  published February 28, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Why won't Mexicans vote for a black man?Hillary Hater Dear Readers: Dozens of ustedes... More >>

• Cross Purposes

  published February 21, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Why do you suppose Mexico has such a hard time getting its act together? It has vast natural resources, good climate,... More >>

• My Big Fat Greek Deportation

  published February 14, 2008

  Dear Mexican: My parents were Greeks who legally immigrated to the United States in 1920. When it became harder for Greeks to immigrate,... More >>

• Mex Sex

  published February 7, 2008

  Dear Mexican: After working with Mexicans for years, I have noticed that Mexican men have a double standard when it comes to... More >>

• Ay, Chihuahua!

  published January 31, 2008

  Dear Readers: Mucho feedback from ustedes regarding recent questions about archetypal Mexican dogs and the propensity of... More >>

• Crossing Over

  published January 24, 2008

  Dear Mexican: At a weekly Doors tribute-band gig, I've noticed that the majority of the crowd is Mexican. I swear, sometimes it seems... More >>

• Steer Clear!

  published January 17, 2008

  Dear Mexican: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Mexican-Americans have the highest proportion of DUIs and... More >>

• Saints Preserve Us

  published January 10, 2008

  Dear Mexican: I feel that the more Mexicans who come to this country, the better. I am a Mormon, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ... More >>