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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2009 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• Why are Mexicans Turning the Golden State to Lead? (Trick Question. They’re Not.)

  published July 9, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why is it that ever since the United States/California let you people immigrate, tunnel, weasel or whatever into this country... More >>

• Don’t Despair About That Mexican You Let Get Away. Find Her On Facebook.

  published July 2, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Looking back recently on my distant youth in northwest Ohio, I came to the realization that the sweetest, most beautiful girl... More >>

• How do we know whether Walt Disney was a Mexican? Maybe a little mouse told us.

  published June 26, 2009

  Dear Mexican: You once asked why Mexican bands don't hit it big in the good old U.S. of A. I think the simple answer is that there are no... More >>

• Maybe Mexico Should Build a Fence to Keep Out Undesirable U.S. Immigrants

  published June 18, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I write to you with a doubt similar to the one that Incensed in Chicago felt a couple of weeks ago, when her friend couldn't... More >>

• Do Mexicans beat their wives? No more than gabachos do.

  published June 11, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I was riding the local light rail when two female Mexicans sat down and started talking rapid-fire Spanish nonstop for 45... More >>

• How Can They Call It Mexican Food If It Doesn’t Bring the Heat?

  published June 4, 2009

  I am a Chicano in Connecticut. I moved from Arizona to the East Coast for my dream job. I have to admit that I'm still homesick. Connecticut... More >>

• Yes, Mexico Has Professionals, and No, We Don’t Mean Wrestlers

  published May 28, 2009

  Dear Mexican: My question is simple: Can you please confirm the fact that there are doctors, lawyers and other professionals living... More >>

• Arr, Matey: Mexicans Don't Need a Boat to Make Dandy Pirates

  published May 21, 2009

  Dear Mexican: My wife and I have an argument going on about pirates. And since you're the source for all things Mexican, I thought I'd ask:... More >>

• Mexicans May Be Nostalgic for Home, But That Doesn’t Mean They Want to Live There

  published May 14, 2009

  My wife is from Michoacán state. We've bought a home in the small town of her birth. I love everything about the quiet little place.... More >>

• Don't Blame Mexicans for Swine Flu; They Just Work Here.

  published May 7, 2009

  Is it true that most Mexicans are carriers of the swine flu because they eat a lot of chicharrones, or is it the fact... More >>

• This Cinco de Mayo, give the mariachis a break from the old standbys

  published April 30, 2009

  Dear Readers: As you drinko por Cinco this May 5, please take this column around listing songs that mariachis will gladly play... More >>

• Blood ties between Arabs and Mexicans? Oh, man, that’ll drive Lou Dobbs really nuts.

  published April 23, 2009

  Dear Mexican: First of all, please don't think that I'm a self-loathing Mexican; I was born in the United States to northern Mexican... More >>

• Hey, Mexicans, Don't Drink the Water!

  published April 16, 2009

  Dear Mexican: In an earlier column, you mentioned that conservatives can't have an argument against illegal immigration without it... More >>

• “¡Ay, caramba!” Is the Famous Mexican Curse Word Really an Urban Myth?

  published April 9, 2009

  Dear Mexican: For as long as I can remember, Mexicans have been known for doing three things: Drinking lots of cerveza,... More >>

• Why do Mexican's love bad-boy cops so much?

  published April 2, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why are Mexicans so proud of the brutality of their police force? They seem to glamorize it in all their music and... More >>

• Dr. Mexlove, Or How to Stop Fearing and Learn to Love the Illegal

  published March 26, 2009

  Dear Readers: In honor of April Fools' Day, I'm turning over the column this week to those who think America can stop the Reconquista.... More >>

• Why Don't Mexican Women Like Tampons?

  published March 19, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why is it that when I go to the Mexican supermarkets to buy productos femeninas, fully 98 percent... More >>

• Why Immigrants Should Love Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio

  published March 12, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Not sure if this has been asked before, but how do you feel about Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio? I think the guy's a fucking... More >>

• What's So Vulgar About the Word Pinche?

  published March 5, 2009

  Dear Readers: Before we move on to your spicy preguntas, a bit of housecleaning. Primeramente, gracias to all the Know Nothings... More >>

• There’s no Shame in Being Called “Illegal”

  published February 26, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I believe that the words people use to describe other people, intentionally or unintentionally, reflect their political... More >>

• Is Suspected Sex Abuse Underreported in the Mexican Communty?

  published February 19, 2009

  Dear Mexican: What is the deal with Mexican denial when it comes to dealing with child sexual abuse? I know counselors who tell me that it's... More >>

• Do all Mexicans Really Have Green Thumbs?

  published February 12, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I have a question from one Mexican to another: Why do gabachos think we know everything about plants?... More >>

• Mexico Exports Drugs. We Take Them. Who's to Blame?

  published February 5, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I can't tell you how disappointed I've been these past few days, as a U.S. citizen and ciudadano... More >>

• Why Should Legal Immigrants Care About Illegals?

  published January 29, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I am a naturalized (legal) hispano in the U.S., and I just realized what the "illegal" craze is about.... More >>

• However You Slice It What's up with thin Mexican beef?

  published January 22, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Mi hermano y yo tenemos un dispute. We all know that Mexicans love their bistec... More >>