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

• Ask a Mexican

  published December 27, 2007

  I apologize for the shortened column this week, but there are tamales to make... Dear Readers, Gracias, thank you,... More >>

• Ask a Mexican

  published December 20, 2007

  Dear Mexican: U.S. citizens are sick and tired that for more than 40 years, Latin American elites have lived like monarchs because they pimp... More >>

• Ask a Mexican

  published December 13, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I'm sad that there aren't more Mexicans here in the Detroit area. We're one of the few areas in the country that is... More >>

• Ask A Mexican

  published December 6, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I was born in beautiful El Paso, and my parents are from Juaritos. I always wondered why Mexican restaurants en los... More >>

• Ask a Mexican

  published November 29, 2007

  Dear Mexican: With a scant four weeks before I cram my mochila with a few clothes for me and a horde of presents (read:... More >>

• Ask A Mexican

  published November 22, 2007

  Dear Mexican: What's the deal with Spanish-language car dealership commercials that feature bikini-clad porn star wannabes copulating with... More >>

• Café Tacuba

  published November 22, 2007

  This latest effort by Mexico's supreme "rock en español" group will grow on you, but that's not necessarily a ringing endorsement.... More >>

• Ask a Mexican

  published November 15, 2007

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

• Smile When You Say That

  published November 8, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I like to think that I'm an open-minded sorta guy for a teenager. I fervently oppose racial stereotypes, though I do think... More >>

• Multiculti

  published November 1, 2007

  Dear Mexican: How do I go to the Mexican grocery store and bakery to buy supplies for our Día de los Muertos party without looking... More >>

• Hot for Hombres

  published October 25, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Why do so many of my peers assume I must have low self-esteem just because I'm dating a Mexican guy? I finally found someone... More >>

• Ask A Mexican

  published October 18, 2007

  Dear Mexican: What is it with the Mexican hang-up on body parts? When General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was struck by a cannon ball at the... More >>

• Ask a Mexican

  published October 11, 2007

  Dear Mexican: We were in a restaurant the other day eating some refried beans and green chili when I overheard some gringos in the next... More >>

• Don't Ask This Mexican to Throw Stones at Mencia

  published October 4, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I'm a minority, and I know we can be overly sensitive sometimes, but I just can't stand Carlos Mencia. Not only are his jokes... More >>

• Higher Learning

  published September 27, 2007

  Dear Mexican: After the great migration of Jews to this nation, a question was posed: "How long does it take a Jew to go from being a street... More >>

• Wise-ass Blood

  published September 20, 2007

  Dear Readers: I asked half-breeds a couple of weeks ago to write in with nicknames that describe their mixed Mexican heritage. Many, muchos... More >>

• Oh, My Papa

  published September 13, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I am addressing this to both "¡Ask a Mexican!" and "Savage Love" hoping one of you will have an answer to this: Why do... More >>

• Mouse Turds

  published September 6, 2007

  Dear Mexican: A new line of Speedy Gonzales clothing came out earlier this year. As a black vendor in a predominantly Mexican market, I... More >>

• Where Would Jesus Jump the Fence?

  published August 30, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Do you agree with immigration rights activists calling Elvira Arellano, who is an illegal immigrant AND a criminal, I might... More >>

• Lipstick Lesbiana

  published August 23, 2007

  Dear Readers: It's not just questions and racist rants that invade the Mexican's mailbox—your feedback sneaks under my digital fence... More >>

• Strawberry Fields Never

  published August 16, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I had a heated discussion in my van pool with a couple of gringos where they made a comment that immigration (both legal and... More >>

• What’s in a (Mexican) Name?

  published August 9, 2007

  Dear Mexican: I've run into a problem with my wife. I'd like to proudly display our last name on the back window of the family car, but she... More >>

• The God Dilemma

  published August 2, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans say "¡Ojalá Dios quiere!"? Ojalá refers to... More >>

• Ask a Mexican

  published July 26, 2007

  Dear Readers, You love us, you really love us! Mere moments after publishing my July 12 column (in which Know Nothings had... More >>

• ¡Ask a Mexican!

  published July 19, 2007

  Dear Mexican: Why don't Mexicans ever drop their Spanish? Even third- and fourth-generation Mexican-Americans still speak the... More >>