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 - 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"

• 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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2013 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• Everything's Better with an O

  published May 16, 2013

  Dear Mexican: Where did the notion of adding an -o to the end of an English word and assuming it makes it a Spanish word come from?... More >>

• A Touch of Intra-Mexican Hatred

  published May 9, 2013

  Dear Mexican: Why is it that people from Chihuahua and Monterrey are such jackasses? They cross the border and act as if their... More >>

• Who's White? Who Isn't?

  published May 2, 2013

  Dear Mexican: I was struck by something you said in a recent column about how Mexicans can make Americans like Mexicans: "We called... More >>

• How Can You Learn More about Ranchera?

  published April 25, 2013

  Dear Mexican: I have always liked ranchera music. As of late, I have wanted to get deeper into it as far as the history, the culture and... More >>

• Mexicans Don't Need to Grovel to Anyone

  published April 18, 2013

  Dear Mexican: What do we need to do to make the güeros understand we come in peace? As Mexicans, we are from this... More >>

• How to Get Non-readers to Read

  published April 11, 2013

  Dear Mexican: We're in state testing this week at the high school I teach at. After the students finish a section, they can only sit and... More >>

• Why Do Mexican Girls Skip School for Baby-Sitting?

  published April 4, 2013

  Dear Mexican: Please explain to me why so many mexicanas seem to think it more important to stay home and baby-sit than... More >>

• A Worried Dad Has Trouble Keeping His Wabs and Gabachos Straight

  published March 28, 2013

  Dear Mexican: About six years ago, my wife and I adopted a little baby boy. He is "pure" mestizo and we are complete wabs. I'm a little dark... More >>

• Ironing out a Mexican T-shirt Puzzle

  published March 21, 2013

  Dear Mexican: I'm living in Mexico part of the year. I'm learning Spanish but can't say I understand or speak it well. I'm curious about a... More >>

• Voting Irregularities: Why Do Latinos Prefer Bad Latino Candidates?

  published March 14, 2013

  Dear Mexican: I would be interested in hearing your point of view regarding our raza always voting for someone with a... More >>

• Do Only Bumpkins and Poseurs Wear Guayaberas?

  published March 7, 2013

  Dear Readers: The Mexican is currently dealing with deportation issues but will return next week once he builds his 15-foot escalera... More >>

• Why Don't Legal Immigrants Gripe More about the Undocumented?

  published February 28, 2013

  Dear Mexican: You mentioned in the past that your dad is against illegal immigration, but that's a voice you never hear. Why aren't the... More >>

• Are Burritos Supposed to Explode?

  published February 21, 2013

  Dear Mexican: You have defended illegal immigrants by arguing that they will do the jobs gabachos won't do for the same... More >>

• Suddenly, I'm Half-Mexican. Now What?

  published February 14, 2013

  Dear Mexican: I'm 39. My stepdad — who raised me — just died. This freed my mother to tell me (Stepdad always forbade it) that... More >>

• Do Mexicans Really Dislike Cubans?

  published February 7, 2013

  Dear Mexican: The pinche Republicans are making a gigante ruido about their "Hispanic" senators in... More >>

• Conquering English One Word at a Time

  published January 31, 2013

  Dear Mexican: Grammar question/rant. If Spanglish is a legitimate dialect/language, why do you feel the need to italicize every instance of... More >>

• Where Is Jonny Chingas Now?

  published January 24, 2013

  Dear Mexican: In 1983 or 1984, I was walking home from work down Haight Street in San Francisco and stopped into Watusi Records to look... More >>

• Reality Check: Mexican Immigrants Aren't Breeding Like Bunnies

  published January 17, 2013

  Dear Mexican: How do you think it's fair that all the people that come to our country and stay get treated far better than some of the... More >>

• Why Do Mexican Men Like Classic Cars?

  published January 10, 2013

  Dear Mexican: What is it about Mexicans and collecting old cars? I have three Mexican neighbors with middle-class incomes but in each case,... More >>

• Do Mexicans Cause the Closures of Hospitals?

  published January 3, 2013

  Dear Mexican: Is Lou Dobbs right when he says that close to 80 hospitals in California have been closed because of the illegals, or is he... More >>