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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2012 Stories by GUSTAVO ARELLANO

• The Eiffel Café Is the Greatest Mall Stall of Them All

  published October 18, 2012

  The Asian Garden Mall in Little Saigon is wonderfully, stubbornly stuck in the 1980s, a clash of neon, tacky tile, songs bleeding into one... More >>

• Why Won't My Mexican Mom Accept My Gabacha Girlfriend?

  published October 18, 2012

  DEAR MEXICAN: As a college-educated Mexican-American, I've had my fair share of Chicanas in college . . . all of which my... More >>

• Jody Agius Vallejo, USC Sociology Professor

  published October 11, 2012

  If you've read one book on Mexican immigrants by sociologists, you've read them all. They rarely stray from a narrative depicting the... More >>

• Pepz Pizza Is a North County Secret

  published October 11, 2012

  Just admit it, Orange County: We are plagued by segregation—pizza segregation. Not only do we have neighborhood spots frequented only by... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Sergio O'Cadiz: El Artist

  published October 4, 2012

  Just across the street from Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley, in the middle of the city's suburban placidity, exists what's probably the... More >>

• 'Border Theory' Shows the Line That Blurs

  published October 4, 2012

  You can't mention the United States-Mexico border in modern-day Southern California without unleashing a stream-of-consciousness rant from both... More >>

• Al Tannour: OC Iraqi

  published October 4, 2012

  "Where did you find that dish?" the kind owner of Al Tannour asked when I went to the register to pay for my gargantuan meal of a lamb shank... More >>

• Why Do Chicanos Love the Aztecs?

  published October 4, 2012

  DEAR MEXICAN: Why do so many Chicanos claim to be Aztec? Chicano Stuck In... More >>

• Izalco Is Saving Salvadoran Food

  published September 27, 2012

  Next to 50-cent tacos, Salvadoran restaurants are the most endangered food genre in Orange County. We have enough of a Salvi population to keep... More >>

• Can I Demand My Day Laborer to Work Better?

  published September 27, 2012

  DEAR MEXICAN: Hey, mojado, since when do you think it's okay to fuck up the facts of your... More >>

• Why Do Mexicans Boycott Columbus Day?

  published September 20, 2012

  DEAR MEXICAN: Why do gabachos always feel the need to talk about money or trips they have... More >>

• Troy's Drive-In: Breakfast Burrito Beaut

  published September 20, 2012

  Imagine my surprise when Troy's Drive-In became a foodie must-visit a couple of years ago. Troy's? That rinky-dink place off Lincoln... More >>

• 'Viva Lucha Libre': Tales of Masked Men

  published September 13, 2012

  In the long, tortured, maddening relationship between Southern California and Mexico, we have only wholeheartedly accepted three things from... More >>

• Hooray for Stacks Pancake House!

  published September 13, 2012

  When you visit Stacks Pancake House, visit before 10 a.m., before Dana Point wakes up to tackle the day. It'll be busy, sure, but... More >>

• Does Calling a Mexican 'Hispanic' or 'Latino' Say Something about Your Political Ideology?

  published September 13, 2012

  DEAR MEXICAN: Is it just me, or has what to call our friends from south of the border become a partisan issue? While taking in both... More >>

• Cassidy's Bar and Grill Has the Best Dive-Bar Burger In OC

  published September 6, 2012

  Cassidy's—fuuuuuck. My favorite Cassidy's story happened about seven years ago, when a girl I was courting and I somehow ended... More >>

• Isn't DACA Just a Ruse to Identify and Deport DREAM Act Students?

  published September 6, 2012

  DEAR MEXICAN: One of your readers wrote a question about "DREAMers," and I have a thought on the subject. This is not a criticism,... More >>

• Danger Dawgs: Bacon-Wrapped Bueno

  published August 30, 2012

  Kathy Hernandez is a slight woman, the kind of gal you figure sits behind a desk for a living and spends weekends getting pedicures. Yet she... More >>

• Why Do Mexicans Get Into So Many Bike Accidents?

  published August 30, 2012

  DEAR MEXICAN: What is the reason for the colors of the Mexican flag?  Is there any razón... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  The Mein Event: OC's Best Noodles

  published August 23, 2012

  When doing a cover story about noodles, the first thing you need to do is get rid of all the bad headlines that quickly pop into your... More >>

• Eggroll King: Love, Chinese-American Style

  published August 23, 2012

  Despite this county's bounty of regional Chinese restaurants, at which eaters can gorge on Mongolian hot pots, preserved eggs, beef dishes... More >>

• OC Health Care Agency's Veil of Vomit

  published August 23, 2012

  Every day, the website for the Orange County Health Care Agency's (HCA) Food Protection Program is updated with restaurant closures in what... More >>

• How Can DREAMers Convince Know Nothings Their Cause is Noble?

  published August 23, 2012

  DEAR MEXICAN: I was in the bathroom stall at a taco shop and saw your racist dribble in La Prensa San... More >>

• Mariscos El Pescador: A Snail's Grace

  published August 16, 2012

  The lonchera version of a clustertruck occurs every day on the corner of Bishop and Main streets in Santa Ana, where a parade of... More >>

• Why Do Mexicans Put Stickers Honoring the Dead on Car Windows?

  published August 16, 2012

  DEAR READERS: The Mexican is currently smuggling mescal out of Oaxaca and into hipster bars nationwide, and thus gives you two... More >>