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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2013 Stories by GUSTAVO ARELLANO

• La Flor de Michoacán and Its Amazing Paletas

  published June 20, 2013

  As you leave downtown SanTana south on Main Street, the scenery turns into a time machine hijacked by Detroit. Santa Ana officials deem this... More >>

• Are Mexicans Violent Because of Their Aztec Blood?

  published June 20, 2013

  DEAR MEXICAN: Recently, a co-worker turned me on to a website that features videos of unspeakable atrocities the drug cartels are... More >>

• Lindo Michoacán #2: Fond of the Fonda

  published June 13, 2013

  Here's the dirty secret about Mexicans in Orange County and Mexican food: most of us nos vale madre that so many regional treasures... More >>

• Are There English-Language Captions for Spanish-Language TV?

  published June 13, 2013

  DEAR MEXICAN: I live in Philadelphia, where there are three Spanish-language stations on regular broadcast television. None of them... More >>

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  [Summer Guide] The Land of Eternal Sunshine . . . In Comics Form!

  published June 6, 2013

  Summer in Orange County is never just about the here and now. Once the weather starts heating up, we start migrating to our communal gathering... More >>

• The Cardboard Mexicans of "Divested Interest"

  published June 6, 2013

  For the past two years, artist Ramiro Gomez Jr. has conducted a fabulous public art-cum-sociology experiment in LA's Westside with cardboard... More >>

• Carne Asada In OC

  published June 6, 2013

  Get with the Reconquista, people: This is carne asada country, so stop trying to slow-roast 'cue in some overpriced contraption, only... More >>

• Miguel Pulido Wants to Save the Fire Pits!

  published June 6, 2013

  I can't believe I'm about to write this, but SanTana Mayor-for-Life Miguel "Don Papi" Pulido just might be the last, best hope to save... More >>

• Is There Any Good Mexican Food in England?

  published June 6, 2013

  DEAR READERS: The U.K.'s spectacular Guardian newspaper asked if I could field some questions for its readers as part... More >>

• Papa's Fish & Soul Food Is Super!

  published May 30, 2013

  "That sauce bit you in the end, right?" the owner of Papa's Fish & Soul Food in Anaheim cracked from across the dining room, and I had to nod... More >>

• Are Doyer Dogs Not Only Disgusting, But Also Offensive?

  published May 30, 2013

  DEAR MEXICAN: I went to a Los Angeles Dodgers game today and noticed there are now Doyer Dogs, which are fucking disgusting and covered... More >>

• An Incomplete, Embarrassing Timeline of Anti-Black Moments in Orange County

  published May 30, 2013

  1919: Two black men try to board a stagecoach bound for Los Angeles, only to have passengers lock the door so they couldn't... More >>

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  Where the Black People At In OC?

  published May 30, 2013

  If Orange County were separated from Los Angeles and considered its own metropolitan area (and isn't it about time? There's only about 3.1... More >>

• Do Mexicans Believe in the Right to Bear Arms?

  published May 23, 2013

  DEAR MEXICAN: As with many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,... More >>

• Little Sparrow: An Auspicious Egg

  published May 23, 2013

  Some food critics are of the opinion that you can't judge a restaurant in its opening weeks, that you need to give them time to work out any... More >>

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  'Arrested Development' Is Not Just One of the Funniest Television Shows Ever

  published May 23, 2013

  You're going to see and hear dozens of stories this weekend, if you haven't already, about the return of Arrested Development. They're... More >>

• Pho Quyen: Absolutely Sweet Little Saigon

  published May 16, 2013

  We're now reaching a point in Little Saigon's history where the old-school places are slowly but surely changing. Some are closing shop; others... More >>

• What Is Mock Spanish?

  published May 16, 2013

  DEAR MEXICAN: Where did the notion that adding an o to the end of an English word makes it a Spanish word come... More >>

• Chixy Natural: Twirl-a-Bird

  published May 9, 2013

  "Hey, man, you still going to use that?" the surfer-ish type guy asked as I scarfed down my meal at Chixy Natural. Oh, my lack of manners! This... More >>

• Why Are So Many Rich Mexicans Migrating to the U.S.?

  published May 9, 2013

  DEAR MEXICAN: Why is it that people from Chihuahua and Monterrey are such jackasses? They come from pinches... More >>

• Are Mexicans White?

  published May 2, 2013

  DEAR MEXICAN: Although I'm familiar with your column, I don't read it regularly. But today, I was struck by something you said recently... More >>

• Delicias Peruanas' Great Chicken Salad?

  published May 2, 2013

  You know what is the most overlooked city in Orange County? Lake Forest. It's a seeming no-man's-land between North and South County, a place... More >>

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  Manic Hispanic: ¡Pinche Punks!

  published May 2, 2013

  The guitar strap ate into Steve Soto's shoulder as he stood with his hands up, seconds away from a hail of bullets ripping him apart. It... More >>

• La Rocco's: A San Clemente Slice

  published April 25, 2013

  "Thank God you're still here!" the teenage girl exclaimed to the young man behind the counter at La Rocco's in San Clemente. "We went to where... More >>

• Is the New Amnesty Bill Any Good?

  published April 25, 2013

  DEAR MEXICAN: I have always liked ranchera music. As of late, I have wanted to get deeper into it, as far as its history, culture, and... More >>