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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2007 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• Walking the Talk

  published June 28, 2007

  A friend asked me years ago to come up with a Spanish word or phrase that contains fewer syllables than its English counterpart. After years of... More >>

• The Neighbor of Your Neighbor Is Your Neighbor

  published June 21, 2007

  Dear Readers: Contrary to what some of ustedes think, racist gabachos or self-hating Mexicans aren't my only fans. Many of... More >>

• Heard Mentality

  published June 14, 2007

  So often when we see Mexican bands perform in the U.S. and Mexico, the crowd, at some point, starts chanting, "¡Cu-le-ro (ass-hole)!" Why... More >>

• Paso Doble Standard

  published June 7, 2007

  I was sitting around with my daughter and her Mexican husband the other day talking about her past. Jokingly, I mentioned that when she was a... More >>

• Immi-GREAT!

  published May 31, 2007

  Has the 1965 Immigration Act proved to be a good thing or bad thing for America, and has the recent unprecedented flood of immigrants (both... More >>

• What's Your Major?

  published May 24, 2007

  I was going through a local state college’s academic program the other day and found that the school offers a bachelor’s degree in Chica... More >>

• Jumping to Confusion

  published May 17, 2007

  I have no problem with immigrants. My grandparents were Dutch on one side and Irish on the other — but they came here legally, through... More >>

• Revolting Development

  published May 10, 2007

  Gracias, gracias, gracias for ustedes who bought the Mexican's book last week (deportation for those who haven't). I've done... More >>

• Questionable Pronouncements

  published May 3, 2007

  I’m a gringa married to a mexicano and we have a 3-year-old son. His family is wonderful, for the most part, and they adore my son, bu... More >>

• Book 'Em, Tavo

  published April 26, 2007

  Dear Readers: The Reconquista has arrived! On Tuesday, May 1, Ask a Mexican! comes out in book form, gracias to the literary madmen... More >>

• The Charlie Daniels Stand

  published April 19, 2007

  Have you seen the e-mail flying around, allegedly from country star Charlie Daniels? What’s your reaction? The Mexicans Went Down t... More >>

• Relatives Can Certainly Be Taxing

  published April 12, 2007

  I lived here illegally for the first half of my life, so I’m very offended when I hear anti-immigrant comments. I especially can’t sta... More >>

• Yale Boys Get a Head?

  published April 5, 2007

  What do Mexicans think about President Bush’s grandfather having a hand in getting the guy that robbed Pancho Villa’s head out of jai... More >>

• Jibes Sans Frontiers

  published March 29, 2007

  Why should Mexican nationals have more right to stay in this country than Chinese, Somalians or others who can’t cross an open land border an... More >>

• The Naming Debate

  published March 22, 2007

  Dear Readers: Muchas, muchas responses to my March 8 column asking whether I should keep this column's gold-toothed, mustachioed,... More >>

• The Ropa Dope

  published March 15, 2007

  I am perplexed. I just saw a middle-aged wab (complete with a bright red, lipstick-accentuated mustache) wearing tight pink stretch pants with... More >>

• Special Arizona Edition

  published March 8, 2007

  I have a major crush on a worker with the Mexican Consulate aquí en Tucson. But I fear that, like two star-crossed lovers, we’r... More >>

• Lying, Stealing, and Teasing

  published March 1, 2007

  As a kid, I grew up with Mexicans who stole things just to steal. As an adult, I see much of the same behavior from adult Mexicans and their... More >>

• Three-Question Especiál

  published February 22, 2007

  Why does Arnold Schwarzenegger keep putting his foot in his mouth and talking smack about Mexicans? To my understanding, his wife Maria... More >>

• Pass the Arroz, Chely

  published February 15, 2007

  Dear readers: Mucho comments about my February 1 column regarding the metamorphosis of Mexican names into seemingly wacky nicknames —... More >>

• Special Sexo Edition

  published February 8, 2007

  Dear Readers: Gracias to all of ustedes who submitted pictures for my racist Mexican restaurant logo contest — they were... More >>

• Nicknames Heard 'Round the World

  published February 1, 2007

  How do Mexicans get such ridiculous nicknames from seemingly normal names? For instance, José becomes Chepe, Eduardo is Lalo, G... More >>

• Working Hard or Sleeping In?

  published January 25, 2007

  This November, a trusted employee of mine came out about his status as an illegal immigrant. Our big-box retail conglomerate's policy clearly... More >>

• Brown Power

  published January 18, 2007

  I'm a 60-year-old Chicano and proud. Why do young Chicanos keep imitating blacks? They dress like blacks, talk like blacks, listen to black... More >>

• Funny, You Don't Look Like a Pinche Gabacho

  published January 11, 2007

  Why do non-Mexicans consider it a compliment when they tell Mexicans they don't look Mexican? I am 100 percent Mexican — 5'7", with black... More >>