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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2008 Stories by GUSTAVO ARELLANO

• [¡Ask a Mexican!®] To Be a Padrino Is to Be Screwed

  published March 6, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans havepadrinos for everything? I never understood why; can you... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!®] Special Election Edición

  published February 28, 2008

  Why won't Mexicans vote for a black man? Hillary Hater Dear Readers: Dozens of ustedes... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!®] Why Does Mexico Have Such a Hard Time Getting Its Act Together?

  published February 21, 2008

  Dear Mexican: Why do you suppose Mexico has such a hard time getting its act together? It has vast natural resources, good climate,... More >>

• [This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Old Dog, New Tricks: Carm's Coneys Relocates to Costa Mesa

  published February 21, 2008

  Years ago, Carmen Cimini ran his CARM'S CONEYS down on the Balboa Peninsula, and the county rejoiced. They were some of the... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!®] Mexicans take care of Mexicans

  published February 14, 2008

  Dear Mexican: My parents were Greeks who legally immigrated to the United States in 1920. When it became harder for Greeks to... More >>

• ¡Ask a Mexican!®

  published February 7, 2008

  Dear Mexican: After working with Mexicans for years, I have noticed that Mexican men have a double standard when it comes to... More >>

• ¡Ask a Mexican!®

  published January 31, 2008

  Dear Readers: Mucho feedback from ustedes regarding recent questions about archetypal Mexican dogs and the propensity of wabs... More >>

• The Naranjero Blues

  published January 31, 2008

  If the coffee that Maria Daniel spilled had landed directly on the tape player, this story might not exist. Daniel was relaxing one... More >>

• ¡Ask a Mexican!®

  published January 24, 2008

  Dear Mexican: At a weekly Doors tribute-band gig, I've noticed the majority of the crowd is Mexican. I swear, sometimes it seems like... More >>

• ¡Ask a Mexican!®

  published January 17, 2008

  Alcoholism among Mexicans: A blight as terrible as Carlos Mencia More >>

• ¡Ask a Mexican!®

  published January 10, 2008

  Dear Mexican: I feel that the more Mexicans who come to this country, the better. I am a Mormon, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ... More >>

• Los Reyes Y Reinas de la Logan

  published January 3, 2008

  On Santa Ana Boulevard, from the city's historic train depot to downtown, structures sit vacant and empty lots gather trash. They're waiting... More >>

• ¡Ask a Mexican!®

  published January 3, 2008

  Dear Mexican: As everyone knows, dogs seem to reflect their masters' personalities. Likewise, the breeds invented by a nation say a lot... More >>