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

• Why Does San Antonio's Fiesta Celebrate White Girls?

  published July 8, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I'm a (poor) white girl myself, but I have to ask: What's the deal with all the rich white girls playing such a big role in... More >>

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  What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

  published July 8, 2010

  The names of the couples in this story have been changed to protect their identities.If Juan and Juana were going to stage a... More >>

• Picking Up the Mexican Man's Burden.

  published July 1, 2010

  Dear Readers: The Arizona pendejas have emboldened hundreds of Know Nothings in the past week to boast to the Mexican that... More >>

• Why Do Mexicans Hate American Soccer More Than Most Americans?

  published June 24, 2010

  Dear Mexican: Why do the Mexicans HATE American soccer and HATE (bolded, underlined and italicized) Landon... More >>

• Why Do Some Mexican-Americans Join the Minutemen?

  published June 17, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I'm a civil rights lawyer. I sue the San Diego Minutemen. Whenever the Minutemen are accused of being racist, they always... More >>

• What's the Role of Penises in Mexican Insults?

  published June 10, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I worked a summer job during college in southern Arizona during the late 1960s, where most of my coworkers were Mexicans from... More >>

• How Can Immigrant Students Score Fake Residency Papers?

  published June 3, 2010

  I work at a high school where there are a significant number of students without papers. Two students (one from Mexico, the other from... More >>

• Why Do Arizonans Hate Mexicans So Much?

  published May 27, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I have a sister. I read your column each time it comes out in the Tucson Weekly. Once, we were talking... More >>

• Why Would the United States Want to Follow Mexico's Immigration Example?

  published May 20, 2010

  Dear Readers: Over the past couple of weeks, the Know Nothing nation has invaded my inbox with the question of why can't the United States... More >>

• Need to slur a Mexican? We can show you how.

  published May 13, 2010

  Dear Readers: I was supposed to deliver this column to ustedes for Cinco de Drinko, but Arizona's reprehensible S.B. 1070 bill... More >>

• Now's the time to raze Arizona. Here's how you can help.

  published May 6, 2010

  Dear Readers: All together, now: A LA CHINGADA WITH ARIZONA'S SB1070! For those of ustedes too occupied with your Drinko... More >>

• Do Hot-Blooded Mexicans Not Need Winter Coats?

  published April 29, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I live in a Northeastern city, and a game I play with myself during the cold, wintry months is counting how many Mexicans I... More >>

• You Don't Have to be Born in Mexico to Call Yourself Mexican

  published April 22, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I have a friend who frequently wears a T-shirt that boldly states in big, bad-ass, Old English letters, "Hecho en... More >>

• Why Won't Mexican Women Just Stay in the Kitchen Anymore?

  published April 15, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I've dated a few Mexican girls in the last couple of years and I've come to realize one big, important thing—most of the... More >>

• You can count on the government to screw up anything when it comes to Mexicans

  published April 8, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I know that Mexicans and pochos can be black, white, Asian and indios, but I just got my U.S. census... More >>

• Wait a dang Minute Man: Who's This Guy Filling in for the Mexican?

  published April 1, 2010

  Dear Readers: In honor of April Fools' Day, I turn this column over to Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project movement, to answer... More >>

• Too Bad Speedy Gonzales Couldn't Outrun George Lopez

  published March 25, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I just read that Speedy Gonzales is getting his own feature film and will be voiced by George Lopez. I read in The... More >>

• Eye For An Eye: Why Don't Mexicans Strike Back Against Racists Who Attack Them?

  published March 18, 2010

  Dear Mexican: By now, I'm sure you're aware of all the hate crimes against Hispanics in the last few years. By now, I'm sure you're thinking... More >>

• A Mexican By Any Other Name: How Many Slurs Does America Have For Our Neighbors To The South?

  published March 11, 2010

  Dear Mexican: When I was in high school, everyone called the Mexican students like myself "cheddars." I'm not sure where this originated... More >>

• Not All Bullies Are Mexican And Vice Versa

  published March 4, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I'm a pan blanco, and my wife is puertorriqueña. Our son looks basically... More >>

• Do Mexican immigrants bring lower wages for American laborers?

  published February 25, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I am a lifelong resident of Arizona and have worked side by side with illegals for 25 years as a... More >>

• If Not For Illegal Immigrants, Would It Cost Us More To Eat?

  published February 18, 2010

  Dear Mexican: People talk about the costs of illegal immigration on our society. What about the savings? Has there been any research into... More >>

• Why Are There So Many Latina Transexuals?

  published February 11, 2010

  Dear Mexican: I've always been attracted to transgendered women since I was about 13. I've noticed, however, that most trannies are... More >>

• Narcos Be Damned. There Are Still Plenty of Reasons to Love Mexico.

  published February 4, 2010

  Dear Mexican: How can a formerly proud Latina like myself feel proud to be Mexican again after my beloved relative was murdered in Mexico by... More >>

• Is Gabacho Love for Taco Bell Good or Bad for Mexicans?

  published January 28, 2010

  Why do so many Mexicans work for Taco Bell and El Pollo Loco? Don't they know they only add a false credence to the belief that this is... More >>