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 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

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 7, 2006

  "Ask a Mexican, 12-7-06"

• 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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2010 Stories by Gustavo Arellano

• Ask a Mexican on Hating American Soccer and Awards Shows

  published June 24, 2010

  Why do the Mexicans hate American soccer and "hate" (bolded, underlined, and italicized) Landon Donovan? More >>

• Ask A Mexican On Playing for the Wrong Team and Douches

  published June 17, 2010

  I'm a civil rights lawyer. I sue the San Diego Minutemen. Whenever the Minutemen are accused of being racist they always say something like,... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Vale Verga and Swimming with Clothes On

  published June 10, 2010

  I worked a summer job during college in southern Arizona during the late 1960s, when most of my co-workers were Mexicans from the state of... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Papers and Higher Education

  published June 3, 2010

  I work at a high school where there is a significant number of our students without papers. Two students whom I had worked with for four years... More >>

• Ask A Mexican on Arizona and Manifest Destiny

  published May 27, 2010

  I have a sister. I read your column each time it comes out in the Tucson Weekly. Once, we were talking about all the... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Following Mexico's Example

  published May 20, 2010

  Over the past couple of weeks, the Know-Nothing nation has invaded my inbox with the question of why can't the United States follow the stringent... More >>

• Ask A Mexican on Hating Mexicans With Proper Terms

  published May 13, 2010

  I was supposed to deliver this column to ustedes for Cinco de Drinko, but Arizona's reprehensible SB 1070 bill had to rear its ugly head. I... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on SB 1070

  published May 6, 2010

  All together, now: ¡A la chingada with Arizona's SB 1070! For those of ustedes too occupied with the your Drinko por... More >>

• On Inadequate Vocabularies and Pacifying the Whiners

  published April 22, 2010

  I have a friend who frequently wears a T-shirt that boldly states in big, badass Old English letters, "Hecho en... More >>

• On Chores, Gender Roles, and What Mexico Would Have Been Had Spain Prevailed

  published April 15, 2010

  I've dated a few Mexican girls in the past couple of years and I've come to realize one big, important thing — most of the girls... More >>

• On the Census and Making Up a Race

  published April 8, 2010

  I know that Mexicans and pochos can be black, white, Asian, and indios, but I just got my United States census form.... More >>

• On Ignant Racism and a Donkey Leaning Against a Cactus

  published April 1, 2010

  In honor of April Fools' Day, I turn this column over to Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project movement, to answer your... More >>

• On Seals of Approval and Gifts of Hair

  published March 25, 2010

  I just read that Speedy Gonzales is getting his own feature film and will be voiced by George Lopez. I read in the The Hollywood... More >>

• On Hate Crimes and Cultural Smells

  published March 18, 2010

  By now, I'm sure you're aware of all the hate crimes against Hispanics in the past few years. By now, I'm sure you're thinking that this is... More >>

• On Cheddar Packing and the Oedipus Complex

  published March 11, 2010

  When I was in high school, everyone called the Mexican students like myself "cheddars." I'm not sure where this originated from, or what it... More >>

• On White Boys and Not Having an English Equivalent

  published March 4, 2010

  I'm a pan blanco and my wife is puertorriqueña. Our son basically looks white, while a casual... More >>

• On Not Aspiring to Be American, and Having Four ATM Cards

  published February 25, 2010

  I am a lifelong resident of Arizona and have worked side by side with illegals for 25 years as a bloquero. In all that... More >>

• On the Cost of Illegal Immigration; and Cold Showers

  published February 18, 2010

  People talk about the costs of illegal immigration on our society. What about the savings? Has there been any research into how much more a... More >>

• On Being Proud of Your Cultural Heritage and Narcos

  published February 4, 2010

  How can a formerly proud Latina like myself feel proud to be Mexican again after my beloved relative was murdered in Mexico by narcos while... More >>

• On Mexicans Working at Taco Bell and Gabacho Hypocrisy

  published January 28, 2010

  Why do so many Mexicans work for Taco Bell and El Pollo Loco? Don't they know they only add a false credence to the belief that this is Mexican... More >>

• On Catering to Americans and Wearing Condoms

  published January 21, 2010

  Siempre, the wisest words that appear in this column come from ustedes, y the following two cartas prove this maxim.... More >>

• On Amnesty and Who Counts as Native American

  published January 14, 2010

  I'm surprised by the choice of the word "amnesty" by those who would demonize immigration reform, especially in the South. Doesn't the modern... More >>

• On Mexican Grooming Habits and Getting Your Latin Boyfriend to Loosen Up

  published January 7, 2010

  The Mexican is still trying to shake off the Herradura from the previous year, so I'm reprinting this week a favorite column of mine from el... More >>