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

• On Superior Baseball Skills, Educational Experiences, and the One That Got Away

  published July 2, 2009

  Looking back recently on my distant youth in northwest Ohio, I came to the realization that the sweetest, most beautiful girl this gabacho ever... More >>

• On Mexican Mouseketeers and Delusions of Grandeur

  published June 25, 2009

  You once asked why Mexican bands don't hit it big in the good old US of A. I think the simple answer is that there are no Mexican Mouseketeers.... More >>

• On Gabachos with White-Collar Jobs

  published June 18, 2009

  I write to you with a doubt similar to the one that Incensed in Chicago felt a couple of weeks ago, when her friend couldn't believe that... More >>

• On Spousal Abuse and Over-Using the Word Gabacho

  published June 11, 2009

  I was riding the light rail when two female Mexicans sat down and start talking rapid-fire Spanish non-stop for 45 minutes! It seemed as if... More >>

• On Mexican Professionals, Napkin Dispensers, and Improvised Purses

  published May 28, 2009

  My question is simple: Can you please confirm the fact that there are doctors, lawyers, and other professionals living in Mexico? I'm... More >>

• On Mexican Pirates, Cheech Marin, and Stereotypical Double Standards

  published May 21, 2009

  My wife and I have an argument going on about pirates. And since you are the source for all things Mexican. I'd thought I'd ask: While I know... More >>

• On Leaving Mexico, Machismo, and Picking Up the Chicas Using Mexican Slang

  published May 14, 2009

  My wife is from Michoacán state. We've bought a home in the small town of her birth. I love everything about the quiet little place.... More >>

• On Swine Flu and Having the Scars to Prove It

  published May 7, 2009

  Is it true that most Mexicans are carriers of the swine flu because to the fact they eat a lot of chicharrones, or is it the fact that your... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Cinco de Mayo Mix Tapes

  published April 30, 2009

  As you drinko por Cinco this May 5, please take this column with you. It lists songs that mariachis will gladly play instead of having to... More >>

• On Chuck Taylor’s and Having It Better than Guatemala

  published April 23, 2009

  First of all, please don't think that I'm a self-loathing Mexican; I was born in the U.S. to northern Mexican parents. As far as I know, my... More >>

• On Root-Based Contraception, Gold Teeth, and an Argument That Has Nothing to Do with Culture

  published April 16, 2009

  In an earlier column, you mentioned that conservatives can't have an argument against illegal immigration without it degenerating into a... More >>

• On the Lack of Latino Panhandlers, and Those Famous Mexican Words

  published April 9, 2009

  For as long as I can remember, Mexicans were known for doing three things: Drinking lots of cerveza, having lots of... More >>

• On Police Brutality, NAFTA, and Requesting a Song from a Mariachi

  published April 2, 2009

  Why are Mexicans so proud of the brutality of their police force? They seem to glamorize it in all their music and... More >>

• On Loving Your Legal Mexican Amigos and Wishing Your Illegal Mexican Amigos Would Stop Beating You at Soccer

  published March 26, 2009

  In honor of April Fools' Day, I'm turning over the column this week to those who think America can stop the Reconquista. Following are the winners... More >>

• On Productos Femeninas and Not Slandering Undocumented College Kids

  published March 19, 2009

  Why is it that when I go to the Mexican supermarkets to buy productos femeninas, fully 98 percent of the aisle provided for such... More >>

• On Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Only Coast That Counts

  published March 12, 2009

  Not sure if this has been asked before, but how do you feel about Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio? I think the guy's a fucking racist who's just... More >>

• On the True Meaning of the Word Pinche

  published March 5, 2009

  Dear Readers: Before we move on to your spicy preguntas, a bit of housecleaning. Primeramente, gracias to all the... More >>

• On Words Betraying Political Beliefs and a Nagging Familia

  published February 26, 2009

  I believe that the words people use to describe other people, intentionally or unintentionally, reflect their political values. But I want... More >>

• On Pedophiles and Pinches

  published February 19, 2009

  What is the deal with Mexican denial when it comes to dealing with child sexual abuse? I know counselors who tell me that it's a big problem... More >>

• On Knowing Everything About Plants and Working Hard

  published February 12, 2009

  I have a question from one Mexican to another: Why do gabachos think we know everything about plants? During conversations with the... More >>

• On Drug-Using Gabachos, Limp Bizkit, and MP3 Playlists for Gringas

  published February 5, 2009

  I can't tell you how disappointed I've been these past few days, as a U.S. citizen and ciudadano mexicano, how I've been seeing more... More >>

• On Sticking Up for the Legal Immigrants and Being 20 Years Behind the Times

  published January 29, 2009

  I am a naturalized (legal) hispano in the U.S. and I just realized what the "illegal" craze is about. What immigrant-bashing citizens... More >>

• On Thin-Cut Meats, Heartbreak, and the Recent Death of Samuel P. Hunting

  published January 22, 2009

  Mi hermano y yo tenemos un dispute. We all know that Mexicans love their bistec sliced muy thin, but why? My brother is... More >>

• On César Chávez and Kicking Your Pinche Estupido Ass

  published January 15, 2009

  What is it with César Chávez? Recently in Dallas, we've gone through three attempts to name streets after Mr. Chávez.... More >>

• On Curse Words, Salsa Dancing, and the Importance of Compadres

  published January 8, 2009

  I'm a Spanish teacher, and I've been hearing my students say a phrase that I am unsure what it means (if it truly means anything, which they... More >>