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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2010 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• If Mexicans Want to Take Over the States, They Should Stop Acting Like Us.

  published December 30, 2010

  Dear Readers: Wish I could say I was back on the rancho, but you know how that drug war of ours (both Mexican and American) is going, so... More >>

• A Suburbanite's Guide to Being Tactful When Giving Used Stuff to the Gardener.

  published December 23, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I live in a moderately fancy-ass suburb of Dallas, am super-white and make decent money. Naturally, I have a Mexican... More >>

• Land of Disenchantment: Why the Old Mexico hating, New Mexican?

  published December 16, 2010

  Dear Mexican: Someone wrote you a while back wondering why Mexicans have made a mess of their beautiful country. You got all bent out of... More >>

• It Takes More Than Icy Wings to Keep a Mexican Grounded.

  published December 9, 2010

  Dear Mexican: Why can AeroMexico Airlines fly through any kind of weather conditions to get to and from the United States, but any kind of... More >>

• Who says Arizona's SB1070 is Anti-Mexican? Besides Everybody, We Mean.

  published December 2, 2010

  Dear Mexican: This güero downloaded the Arizona S.B. 1070 bill, did a search on the document for "Mexicans," and did not come up with a... More >>

• Can the Mexican Help a Poor Mutt Who Gets Hit by Bigots on All Sides?

  published November 25, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I am a mutt. My father's father was an illegal immigrant from Mexico. My mother's father was an illegal immigrant from... More >>

• Why would a Mexican-American want to move to Mexico?

  published November 18, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I'm thinking of moving to Mexico. I'm a first-generation mexicano. Speaking with my parents about moving,... More >>

• Don't Cry for Me, Mexico: Why are Mexico's Macho Singers So Weepy?

  published November 11, 2010

  What's the deal with all the Mexican song lyrics about lágrimas and llorando? We all know... More >>

• How Did Embarazada Come To Mean "Pregnant" and not "Embarrassed" in Spanish?

  published November 4, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I'm totally serious about my e-mail, so please forgive me if my question sounds ridiculous. I also mean no insult to anyone... More >>

• Sam Houston was a Mexican. Yeah, that's right, a Mexican!

  published October 28, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I was a history major at the University of Arizona in Tucson, which I believe was part of the Gadsden Purchase, the last piece... More >>

• Making racist remarks even though you've made a Mexican friend? Still wrong.

  published October 21, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I'm not the type to let things slide when I see something that strikes me as ignorant, no matter who it is. When my friend's... More >>

• Take a Little Piece of My Heart: Why Mexicans Love Body Parts.

  published October 14, 2010

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

• What in the First World is Wrong with Mexico?

  published October 7, 2010

  Dear Mexican: Mexico is truly an amazing, beautiful country! Huge oil reserves, mineral deposits second to none, tourist potential... More >>

• A Good (Educated, Latino) Man is Hard to Find.

  published September 30, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I understand NYC isn't your jurisdiction, but maybe you have some insight, or maybe this is also a problem for other smart and... More >>

• What, finally, will keep Mexicans out? Mines?

  published September 23, 2010

  Dear Mexican: What punishment could America give that would FINALLY make crossing America's borders—repeatedly—unpalatable to... More >>

• English-Only on Duty at Work is OK, but What About the Break Room?

  published September 16, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I work at a large hotel in Orange County where 80 percent of the employees are Latin American, primarily Mexican. I love all... More >>

• If July 4th is Apple Day, What Do We Call September 16?

  published September 9, 2010

  Dear Readers: ¡VIVA MÉXICO, CABRONES! Happy 200th cumpleaños to America's favorite country, to the land of pretty... More >>

• Are Mexican-American Border Patrol Agents Traitors?

  published September 2, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I'm a naturalized citizen born in Ciudad Juarez but I work for la migra. I get a lot of shit from some of... More >>

• Peace in our time? Not likely, but how about a nice revolution?

  published August 26, 2010

  Dear Mexican: Oye, I'm a Mexican con un pie aquí y un pie allá, and I have to admit... More >>

• Tortillas and Matzo: More on How Mormons Convert So Many Mexicans.

  published August 19, 2010

  Dear Readers: As you read this, my trusty burro, pigtailed chica and I are crisscrossing Aztlán researching Mexican food. So now is as... More >>

• Why Does Manhattan Have Such Sucky Mexican Food?

  published August 12, 2010

  Dear Mexican: As a proud New Yorker, I gotta ask: What the FUCK is up with Mexican food in this city? Sure, we're used to getting owned by... More >>

• Only Facts, Stats And Truth Can Defeat The Know Nothings-Although Sending A Few Insults Their Way Is Loads Of Fun.

  published August 5, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I am a retired gringa living in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Most of us foreigners here are liberal and sympathetic to the... More >>

• For Mexicans, Could the Future Hold Long Hair, Love Beads, Peace Signs and Brown Rice?

  published July 29, 2010

  Dear Mexican: As an old gringo who calls himself a gringo (not a gabacho), I study Mexican culture and ask myself, "Where have I seen this... More >>

• Why Are So Many Mexicans Becoming Mormons?

  published July 22, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I heard Mormonism is a quickly spreading religion down in ye olde Mexico. What is it about this religion that a lot of... More >>

• Why Can't White People Ever Say Goodbye to Old Flames?

  published July 15, 2010

  Dear Mexican: Most Mexicans I know (myself included) feel it's a terrible disrespect to keep old photos around of you and your ex,... More >>