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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2011 Stories by GUSTAVO ARELLANO

• Why Do Mexicans Like to Beat Up Their Family Members?

  published December 29, 2011

  DEAR MEXICAN: I'm 13 years old, and I'm jacking off, not knowing I left the bathroom door ajar. Just as I blast onto the shower... More >>

• Sam Quinones, La Santa Cecilia and Other Christmas Gifts!

  published December 22, 2011

  DEAR READERS: In between your 15th tamale and sixth spiked cup of ponche, you're going to have to buy... More >>

• Tepache at El Chilango

  published December 22, 2011

  We had a commenter on our Stick a Fork In It blog last week ridicule our coverage of a Sri Lankan grocery store in Stanton, the heirs to the... More >>

• Gourmet Grill Masters Has Chicken that Don't Stop!

  published December 15, 2011

  I love all of our local farmers' markets, of course, but the market I visit the most is the one held every Sunday morning in Hollywood, on the... More >>

• Were the Conquistadors the Original Cartels?

  published December 15, 2011

  DEAR MEXICAN: This is the second rant I've felt I had to send to you. I don't know if readers are allowed "seconds," but here it goes:... More >>

• Mirak Sells Korean Goat Casserole

  published December 8, 2011

  Although I go on and on about how I'm an Anaheimer through and through, it's a bit of a lie. I grew up in a section of the city next to the 91... More >>

• Why Won't Mexican Families Acknowledge Their Gay Children and Partners?

  published December 8, 2011

  DEAR MEXICAN: I read in your book that Mexico is due for a revolution about every 100 years or so. The last one was in... More >>

• Mini Cafe Masters the Perfecto Middle

  published December 1, 2011

  A perfect plate of restaurant chilaquiles is as elusive an achievement as hitting for the cycle in baseball. Most eateries are content to serve... More >>

• Are Mexicans Racist Against Half-Mexicans?

  published December 1, 2011

  DEAR MEXICAN: Having been called a "gabacho" by "Mexicans" much lighter... More >>

• San Salvador Sells the Breakfast of Salvis

  published November 24, 2011

  We're blessed with many great breakfast traditions, both singular and cultural—chilaquiles and breakfast burritos, the Sugar Shack's Surf... More >>

• Are More Mexicans Becoming Conservative?

  published November 24, 2011

  DEAR MEXICAN: GOP Senator Mel Martinez authored a decent compromise bill to resolve the growing illegal-immigration... More >>

• Portola Coffee Lab Is OC's Temple of Caffeine

  published November 17, 2011

  I'm not a coffee cultist, save for the sugary Cuban mule-kick to the soul known as a cafecito. But even I had to make a pilgrimage to... More >>

• Why Is Mexico Such a Dump?

  published November 17, 2011

  DEAR MEXICAN: Why is Mexico such a dump? Just to name a few of the problems: stray dogs running all over the place,... More >>

• Why Do Mexican Women Sew Their Own Dresses?

  published November 10, 2011

  DEAR MEXICAN: I am an Anglo intruder in New Mexico. When I moved to Albuquerque from Virginia, I fell in love with... More >>

• Taco Maria Signals El Return of El Native

  published November 10, 2011

  After sleeping under the proverbial cactus for far too long, Mexican-Americans in Orange County are finally entering the luxe lonchera... More >>

• Pizza D'Oro Is the Golden Pizza

  published November 3, 2011

  Mark your calendars for Nov. 10, gentle readers: That's when the Weekly teams up with KCRW-FM 89.9's Good Food With Evan... More >>

• Why do Americans Call Mexicans 'Illegals'?

  published November 3, 2011

  DEAR MEXICAN: These days, using the word "nigger" is considered so offensive that, in its place, we now use the term... More >>

• Tacos y Carnitas Sahuayo Offer Nose-to-Tail Tacos

  published October 27, 2011

  The tacos and carnitas at Tacos y Carnitas Sahuayo in Santa Ana are fine at best, and mostly inconsistent—if you go with the tried and... More >>

• Is 'Mexican' an Offensive Word?

  published October 27, 2011

  DEAR MEXICAN: There's something I'm concerned about or, rather, bothered by. I was born and raised in Mexico, but I've... More >>

• Midan Al Tahrir Rocks the Khaleeji

  published October 20, 2011

  A couple of weeks ago, The Orange County Register published a review of Sahara Falafel, an Anaheim Middle Eastern restaurant we... More >>

• How Did the Chivas Soccer Team Get Its Name?

  published October 20, 2011

  DEAR MEXICAN: Really? You answered "When Should You Use Usted Instead... More >>

• What Part of Illegal Don't Mexicans Understand?

  published October 13, 2011

  DEAR READERS: The Mexican doesn't want to take this week off, but he has to because it's his mother periódico's More >>

• East Coast Deli's Mucho Mangia

  published October 13, 2011

  So it's come to this in Orange County: a Latino serving New York Italian food to another Mexican while talking about Volkswagen Bus memories in... More >>

• WINNER'S CIRCLE: Vanessa Castillo and Yenni Diaz

  published October 13, 2011

  For the past five years, the most prominent progressive organization in Orange County hasn't been the local Democratic Party or even a union,... More >>

• Greek Islands Cuisine: The Moussaka Mothership

  published October 6, 2011

  This terrible economy is unsurprisingly wreaking havoc on our restaurant scene, claiming victims almost weekly. One of its lucky survivors is... More >>