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 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  Ask a Mexican!

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  "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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2009 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• Even Gabachos Who Have No Class Should Take Off Their Class Blinders

  published December 31, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why in the hell does everything have to be in English and Spanish? I ride the bus/train to work (not because I must, but... More >>

• Looking for a Good Read About Mexicans in El Norte? We Have Some Ideas for You.

  published December 24, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Can you recommend a solid, accessible history of California and Arizona so I can learn what really happened when the U.S.... More >>

• Mexican Men Would Love to Take Out Some Chinese

  published December 17, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I'm an Asian female, and for some time now I've been fascinated by the Mexican culture. I find Mexican males to be very... More >>

• Are Mexicans God's New Chosen People, and Can We Get Him To Choose Someone Else?

  published December 10, 2009

  Dear Mexican: As a Chicano/Mexican, I have lost my faith in God. While Mexicans take pride in their country like everyone else, and like to... More >>

• No Bull: This Spanish Cuss Word Fits Nearly Every Situation

  published December 3, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I used to frequent a cantina in Chicago where half of the bar was Polack, the other half beaner. The Polacks would speak in... More >>

• Is the Reconquista Spreading to England?

  published November 26, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I live in a little village in England in a house that's 200 years old, just down the hill from a tiny church that's so old... More >>

• Refried Beans With Extra Virgin Olive Oil? The Mexican Says For the Love of Lard, "No!"

  published November 19, 2009

  Why do Mexicans put lard in their beans? I don't know any fit 'n' trim Mexicans. Even the skinny ones have a li'l belly. I just made some... More >>

• Are sexy Mexican women called "spicy" because they are hiding something down there?

  published November 12, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Whenever I see an ad for a Mexican ramera, they always describe themselves as "spicy." Are Mexican women... More >>

• Help! Those Mexicans Are Laughing at Me.

  published November 5, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why do beaners or gabachos deliberately try to ignore white people and act like they're not there, or... More >>

• Why Can't Mexicans And Salvadorans Just Get Along?

  published October 29, 2009

  Dear Mexican: For most of my life I was oblivious to the hate that Mexicans have for Salvadorans. I became aware of it when I made the huge... More >>

• Why Would Mexican Girls Want to Fail High School?

  published October 22, 2009

  Dear Mexican: As a teacher, we've been exhorted to expand our efforts in closing the achievement gap between majority and minority students... More >>

• Why Won’t Mexicans Get Auto Insurance – Or Just Take The Bus?

  published October 15, 2009

  Dear Mexican: An uninsured wetback just hit my car and totaled his. He had no insurance and no license, but he did have a nice cell phone. I... More >>

• Pandering During Hispanic Heritage Month is Nothing to be Proud of

  published October 8, 2009

  Dear Readers: Since the Mexican's sister is getting married to a good man from Zacatecas this weekend, I must ignore my research archives to... More >>

• Is it time to close the border to immigrants? No, not that border. The other one.

  published October 1, 2009

  Dear Mexican: As a Mexican-American, I've lived in St. Louis for about 17 years and have seen a substantial influx of my brethren.... More >>

• Wait a minute…the Mexican actually laughed out loud at a Garfield comic?

  published September 24, 2009

  Dear Mexican: In Garfield strips in the funny pages that appeared earlier this year, Garfield is wearing a sombrero and... More >>

• If you think Mexicans don't appreciate the American way of life, just look how many of them got screwed over by the mortgage meltdown

  published September 17, 2009

  We gabachos get differing reports regarding the Reconquista. Some say it's a genuine movement, well under... More >>

• Mexicans--you want your voice to be heard? Gustavo tells them its time to take things to the streets—again.

  published September 10, 2009

  Why do Mexicans make the sign of mucho dinero with a gap between their thumb and index fingers, as if holding an... More >>

• Goin’ To The Chapel: When Is A Mexican Girl Ripe For Marriage

  published September 3, 2009

  I am a 22-year-old Mexican-American woman, still living with my parents but going to college, working full-time... More >>

• Mexican Prison Guards, Shoes, Joints and Paralytic Lovers—You Got Questions, The Mexican Has Answers

  published August 27, 2009

  Dear Mexican: A gabacho in the local daily suggested that some of our prisons be outsourced to Mexico to save us some... More >>

• Are European immigrants gabachos too? For the most part, yes.

  published August 20, 2009

  Dear Mexican: My family hasn't been long in this country, came here because of lousy treatment by other Europeans, and didn't live close... More >>

• The Mexican Has a Ball With the Etymology of Cojones

  published August 13, 2009

  Dear Readers: We begin, as we do each week, with cojones, although the huevos in question deal with my column a couple of... More >>

• Why are Mexico’s national soccer players such poor losers?

  published August 6, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why does El Tri act like pendejos every time the U.S. men's national soccer team kicks their ass? They... More >>

• Why do Mexican’s Write on Crapper Walls?

  published July 30, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans at construction sites always draw a dick and vagina on the interiors of port-a-potties? They sure are not as... More >>

• Sonia Sotomayor May Not Be Mexican, But She’s Close Enough for Government Work

  published July 23, 2009

  Dear Mexican: The mainstream media is making big noise of Sonia Sotomayor likely being the first Latina Supreme Court justice, and that all... More >>

• When gabacho's are late, it's "fashionable." Why not the same for Mexicans?

  published July 16, 2009

  Dear Mexican: How can I get Mexicans to arrive to a meeting ON TIME? —Punctual Pete Dear Gabacho: Tell them... More >>