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

• The Mexican on gabachos trying to be Mexican and Elvis’ cult following

  published July 10, 2008

  What's the fascination Mexicans have with Elvis? Good Roceando Tonight Your question is spot-on, but it's taken a while for Elvis... More >>

• The Mexican on César Chávez and gabacho grammar rules

  published July 3, 2008

  Whenever I have an immigration debate with my Chicano hermanos who support open borders and get angry at any type of immigration... More >>

• The Mexican on undue xenophobia and the evil eye

  published June 26, 2008

  What do you think would happen if U.S. citizens could buy land and set up businesses in Mexico as easily as Mexicans do in the U.S.? Might... More >>

• The Mexican on fanatic behavior, Ben Franklin, and his farkakte shtick

  published June 19, 2008

  SPECIAL PHILADELPHIA EDITION I read your column every week and notice your ongoing theme of pushing for... More >>

• The Mexican on swimming fully clothed and why Mexicans seem to like ice cream more than white women do

  published June 12, 2008

   Why do Mexicans swim in the ocean with their clothes on? I mean, denim?! Vicente Fox's Mustache I know this might be a... More >>

• The Mexican on interracial dating and overwhelming prejudice

  published June 5, 2008

   First, it was the Native Americans, then it was the blacks, then the Japanese. For a while, Muslims. Now, I fear that American prejudice... More >>

• The Mexican on rural similarities and lies born of vanity

  published May 29, 2008

   I'm a Mexican American, but I always lie and tell people my ancestors were from Spain and immigrated to the United States in the 1920s.... More >>

• The Mexican on benign ball team names and why Cantinflas never took off in the U.S.

  published May 22, 2008

   Why did the Mexican comedian Cantinflas never catch on in Hollywood? I thought he was supposed to usher in the Mexican wave of actors and... More >>

• The Mexican on unjustly claiming cultural heritage and linguistic mix-ups

  published May 15, 2008

  My recent column regarding the dissimilarities between Scots and Mexicans provoked a surprising amount of angry responses — by real... More >>

• The Mexican on COPS, Latin romance, and defeating racism with wit

  published May 8, 2008

  Whenever I see COPS, why is it that every time a cop tries to pull over a Mexican for a bad tail light or some other minor... More >>

• The Mexican on cultural assimilation and the Scottish Parliament

  published May 1, 2008

  Consider the similarities between my people, the Celtic Scots, and yours, the Hispanic Mexicans. Both our people trace roots back to Spain.... More >>

• The Mexican on emo riots and putting e before s in English

  published April 24, 2008

  Lately, I've been hearing how punks and metalheads in Mexico are trying to beat up emos because it's been said emos makes Mexican culture look... More >>

• The Mexican urges you to boycott Absolut Vodka for not sticking to its ad guns

  published April 17, 2008

  I work at a Seattle-based company, and our customer-service department uses a phone-tree system that asks all callers to press 1 for English, 2... More >>

• The Mexican rags on identity theft

  published April 10, 2008

  SPECIAL DÍA DE LOS IMPUESTOS EDICIÓN Sitting on my desk is a levy from the... More >>

• ¡Ask a Mexican! pulls one over on the gringos

  published April 3, 2008

  Belated April Fool's Day, amigos! So many of you fell for my hoax of a farewell column last week (don't any of you know that the feast day... More >>

• Ask a Mexican rides off into the sunset

  published March 27, 2008

  I'm a gay man in his mid-30s who has always loved Mexican men. This question is not only from my experience, but also that of friends: Why is... More >>

• Ask a Mexican has one answer for young illegal aliens hoping to become legal: "Go back to Mexico"

  published March 20, 2008

  Since moving to Aztlán from Boston, I've spent so much time with my next-door neighbor from Mexico City that I've taken to using the... More >>

• Ask a Mexican breaks into your house to talk border control and illegal immigration

  published March 13, 2008

  Mexicans are angry that the United States might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and stay indefinitely.... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on "playing the padrino card" and accepting lower salaries

  published March 6, 2008

  Why do Mexicans have padrinos for everything? I never understood why, can you help me out? The Godfather... More >>

• Contrary to popular belief, Mexicans will vote for a black candidate

  published February 28, 2008

  Why won't Mexicans vote for a black man? Hillary Hater Dozens of ustedes have sent the above question since... More >>

• Why can't Mexico get its act together? Blame it on Spain

  published February 21, 2008

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

• Strange but true: Legal immigrants are known to rat out their undocumented countrymen

  published February 14, 2008

  My parents were Greeks who legally immigrated to the United States in 1920. When it became harder for Greeks to immigrate, they began to jump... More >>

• Pitch or catch? As in many cultures, Mexicans are guilty of a double standard when it comes to homosexuality

  published February 7, 2008

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

• Readers respond to the Mexican's views on Chihuahuas, drinking, and Catholic rituals

  published January 31, 2008

  Mucho feedback from ustedes regarding recent questions about archetypal Mexican dogs and the propensity of wabs to DUI. Let's... More >>

• More than mariachi: Yes, Mexicans dig your rock 'n' roll. So why can't you listen to some Café Tacuba?

  published January 24, 2008

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