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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2012 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• How do I get my neighbor to turn down the music?

  published December 27, 2012

  Dear Mexican: My wife (who's a half-Mexican L.A. native, just so you don't think we're a couple of white hipster dickheads) and me (I'm... More >>

• Why do Mexicans take extended trips to the motherland at Christmas?

  published December 20, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Many of my friends think I'm loco for playing with my dad the way I do. See, mi padre is now retired and... More >>

• The official Ask a Mexican holiday gift guide

  published December 13, 2012

  Dear Readers: Behold your favorite Mexican's annual Christmas gift guide, where I give shout-outs to some of my favorite books that... More >>

• Why don't Mexican women like my Asian girlfriend?

  published December 6, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Why is it that many Mexican women hate on me for having an Asian (Korean, to be exact) novia? I notice this in a... More >>

• Are these Mexicans insulting me?

  published November 29, 2012

  Dear Mexican: In President Bush's State of the Union address, he reiterated a need for a guest-worker program. What is your opinion of... More >>

• How can our grandchildren learn to be proud of their heritage?

  published November 22, 2012

  Dear Mexican: My granddaughters were born and raised in Georgia, as was their father. Their knowledge of their culture is zero, and I... More >>

• Why are Mexicans better at organizing their paperwork?

  published November 15, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Lately I've noticed a few bands, como Voodoo Glow Skulls, have embraced ska music both at home and in Mexico. I was... More >>

• Do Mexican-American women still save themselves for marriage?

  published November 8, 2012

  Dear Mexican: When are the racial minorities going to give up la causa? We have a black man for el presidente, and as a... More >>

• Will Mexicans laugh at the Spanish I learned in Spain?

  published November 1, 2012

  Dear Mexican: After a year in Spain, I speak more-than-decent Spanish, and I want to get a job in the non-profit field, where I can put... More >>

• Why do Mexicans refuse to eat chocolate?

  published October 25, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Why is it that every Mexican I know refuses to eat chocolate? My in-laws drink things I wouldn't clean my carburetor in.... More >>

• How do I get my mom to accept my girlfriend?

  published October 18, 2012

  Dear Mexican: As a college-educated Mexican-American, I had my fair share of Chicanas in college...all of whom my jefita... More >>

• Is worshipping chickens a Mexican thing?

  published October 11, 2012

  Dear Readers: The Mexican must take the week off because his home paper is publishing its annual Best Of issue (if the devil ever... More >>

• Why do Chicanos want to claim Aztec heritage?

  published October 4, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Why do so many Chicanos claim to be Aztec? Chicano Stuck in Leavenworth Dear Gabacho: You're... More >>

• Why do you lie about Mexicans?

  published September 27, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Hey, mojado, since when do you think it's okay to fuck up the facts of your wretched culture and concentrate on the... More >>

• Why do gabachos always talk about money?

  published September 20, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Why do gabachos always feel the need to talk about money or trips they have taken? I always notice this when I am... More >>

• How do Latinos refer to themselves?

  published September 13, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Is it just me, or has what to call our friends from south of the border become a partisan issue? While taking in... More >>

• Why does my money make my friends uncomfortable?

  published September 6, 2012

  Dear Mexican: One of your readers wrote a question about "DREAMers," and I have a thought on the subject. This is not a criticism,... More >>

• What do the colors of the Mexican flag mean?

  published August 30, 2012

  Dear Mexican: What is the reason for the colors of the Mexican flag? Is there any razón it resembles the Italian... More >>

• This gringo wants to work legally in Mexico

  published July 26, 2012

  Dear Mexican: I know I might sound like a gabacho borracho, but I'm really just a gringo trying to make progress toward getting... More >>

• Could Mexico ask for stolen gold back from Spain?

  published July 19, 2012

  Dear Mexican: I was wondering about the Spanish going into Mexico and taking the gold and artifacts away from the Indians. Could the... More >>

• Why not allow Mexican children to live here, pay taxes and be part of the social fabric?

  published July 12, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Magdalena has worked for me many years — fifteen, to be exact. She came over as a mojada with her two little... More >>

• Dear Mexican: We need a Mexican Marshall Plan

  published July 5, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Suppose the United States government and the American public were as progressive and conscious of our country's true... More >>

• Undocumented kids can think for themselves

  published June 28, 2012

  Dear Mexican: Barack Hussein Obama, how you dare deprive Mexico of its young, educated people. These illegal aliens in the U.S. are the... More >>

• Dear Mexican: I need a Mexican girlfriend

  published June 21, 2012

  Special shout-out to: Metropolitan State College of Denver (soon to be Metropolitan State University of Denver), which lowered tuition... More >>

• Since when did black beans become "higher class"?

  published June 14, 2012

  Dear Mexican: I'm in this country illegally, but I have a current passport from the country I am from, and I have an international... More >>