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 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  Ask a Mexican!

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  "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

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Special 'Adios, 2009' Edition

  published December 31, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why in the hell does everything have to be in English and Spanish? I ride the bus/train to work (not... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Special Navidad Gifts Edition

  published December 24, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Can you recommend a solid, accessible history of California and Arizona so I can learn what really... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Do Mexican Muchachos Like Asian Muchachas?

  published December 17, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I’m an Asian female, and for some time now, I’ve been fascinated by the Mexican culture. I... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Special Virgin of Guadalupe Edition

  published December 10, 2009

  Dear Mexican: As a Chicano/Mexican, I have lost my faith in God. While they take pride in their country like everyone... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] A Güey With Words

  published December 3, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I used to frequent a cantina in Chicago where half of the bar was Polack, the other half beaner. The... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Crossing the Pond Instead of the Rio Grande

  published November 26, 2009

  Special Long-Letter EditionDear Mexican: I live in a house that’s 200 years old in a... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] The Long and the Short (Hair) of It

  published November 19, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why, oh, why do most Mexican women cut their long, black hair after reaching the pivotal age of 40? Not... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Spicy Dama Parts

  published November 12, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Whenever I see an ad for a Mexican ramera, they always... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Lou Dobbs Till It Hurts! (This Won't Take Long!)

  published November 5, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why do beaners or gabachos deliberately try to ignore white... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Do Mexicans Think It Sucks to Be Salvadoran?

  published October 29, 2009

  Dear Mexican: For most of my life, I was oblivious to the hate that Mexicans have for Salvadorans. I became aware of... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] In Which Gabacho Teachers Learn to Listen to Latinas

  published October 22, 2009

  Dear Mexican: As a teacher, we’ve been exhorted to expand our efforts in closing the achievement gap between... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Insurance Omissions

  published October 15, 2009

  Dear Mexican: An uninsured wetback just hit my car and totaled his. He had no insurance and no license, but did have a... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Special Wedding Edition

  published October 8, 2009

  Dear Readers: Since the Mexican’s sister is getting married to a good man from Zacatecas this weekend, I must ignore my research archives... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Special Annual Canadian Edition

  published October 1, 2009

  Dear Mexican: As a Mexican-American, I’ve lived in St. Louis for about 17 years and have seen a substantial... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Garfield: ¿Gato Racista?

  published September 24, 2009

  Dear Mexican: In Garfield strips in the funny pages that appeared earlier... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Reconquista for Dummies

  published September 17, 2009

  Dear Mexican: We gabachos get differing reports regarding the... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Special El Edition

  published September 10, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans make the sign of mucho dinero with a gap... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Wedding-Bell Azules

  published September 3, 2009

  Dear Mexican: I am a 22-year-old Mexican-American woman, still living with my parents but going to college, working... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Special One- or Two-Liners Edition

  published August 27, 2009

  Dear Mexican: A gabacho in the local daily suggested some of our prisons be... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] If You Have to Ask if You're a Gabacho . . .

  published August 20, 2009

  Dear Mexican: My family hasn’t been in this country long. We came here because of lousy treatment by other... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Cojones Vs. Huevos

  published August 13, 2009

  Dear Readers: We begin, as we do each week, with cojones, although the huevos in question hail from More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Special Soccer Edition

  published August 6, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why does El Tri act like pendejos every time the U.S.... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Port-a-Potty Picassos

  published July 30, 2009

  Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans at construction sites always draw a dick and vagina on the interiors of Port-a-Potties?... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Is Sotomayor the Right Shade of Brown for the Mexican?

  published July 23, 2009

  Dear Mexican: The mainstream media is making big noise of Sonia Sotomayor likely being the first Latina Supreme Court... More >>

• [¡Ask a Mexican!] Uncle Tom's Wabbin'

  published July 16, 2009

  Dear Mexican: How can I get Mexicans to arrive at a meeting ON TIME? Punctual... More >>