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 - 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"

• 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

• Ask a Mexican on Annoying Neighbors

  published December 27, 2012

  Longtime reader, first-time writer. I need some advice. My wife (who's a half-Mexican L.A. native, just so you don't think we're a couple of... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Leprecanos and Christmas Trips

  published December 20, 2012

  Many of my friends think I'm loco for playing with my dad the way I do. See, mi padre is now... More >>

• Ask a Mexican's Annual Christmas Guide

  published December 13, 2012

  Dear Readers: Behold your favorite Mexican's annual Christmas gift guide, where I give shout-outs to some of my favorite books that... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Mexicans with Asian Girlfriends

  published December 6, 2012

  Why is it that many Mexican women hate on me for having an Asian (Korean, to be exact) novia? I notice this in a lot of... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Ska Music in Mexico

  published November 29, 2012

  Lately, I've noticed a few bands, como Voodoo Glow Skulls, have embraced ska music in both at home and in Mexico. I was... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Ska Music, Mexico's Poverty, and Dealing with the Government

  published November 15, 2012

  Lately, I've noticed a few bands, como Voodoo Glow Skulls, have embraced ska music in both at home and in Mexico. I was... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Discrimination, Lard Over Butter, and Premarital Sex

  published November 8, 2012

  After a year in Spain, I speak more-than-decent Spanish, and I want to get a job in the nonprofit field where I can put it to use and pursue... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Mexican Spanish and Hijos de la Chingada

  published November 1, 2012

  After a year in Spain, I speak more-than-decent Spanish, and I want to get a job in the nonprofit field where I can put it to use and pursue... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on the Chocolate Apocalypse and Landscaping

  published October 25, 2012

  Why is it that every Mexican I know refuses to eat chocolate? My in-laws drink things I wouldn't clean my carburetor in. They fill their... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Snow Bunnies and Traditional Clothing

  published October 18, 2012

  As a college-educated Mexican-American, I had my fair share of Chicanas in college, all of whom my jefita considered... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Worshipping Chickens and the Irish-Mexican Connection

  published October 11, 2012

  My fiancé is trying to learn Spanish so he can speak to my grandmother when we get married next month. Lately, he's been listening to... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Aztec Love and Mexican Stereotypes

  published October 4, 2012

  Why do so many Chicanos claim to be Aztec? Chicano Stuck in Leavenworth You're right. The beaner love for... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Immigration Facts and Hiring Illegals

  published September 27, 2012

  Hey, mojado: Since when do you think it's okay to fuck up the facts of your wretched culture and concentrate on the few... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on the Gabacho Ego and Columbus Day

  published September 20, 2012

  Why do gabachos always feel the need to talk about money or trips they have taken? I always notice this when I am at... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Hispanic vs. Latino/a and "Crystal Blue Persuasion"

  published September 13, 2012

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

• Ask a Mexican on ICE and the Rich White Man

  published September 6, 2012

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

• Ask a Mexican on Mexico's Flag and Cycle-Communiting

  published August 30, 2012

  What is the reason for the colors of the Mexican flag? Is there any razón it resembles the Italian flag, minus... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Ass-Wipes and the Land of Opportunity

  published August 23, 2012

  I was in a taco shop in the bathroom stall and saw your racist dribble in La Prensa San Diego (the paper was being used... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Mexican Fashion and Embracing Death

  published August 16, 2012

  It seems that whenever Chicano professors want to show off their mexicanidad, they wear a guayabera. In fact, I saw a... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Culeros and Sexual Deviancy

  published August 9, 2012

  So often when we see Mexican bands perform in the U.S. and Mexico, the crowd at some point starts chanting... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Gabacho Whining and Mexicans in the Media

  published August 2, 2012

  I'm a Mexican-American high school student, and just as patriotic as the Joneses who live next to me. In my neighborhood, a... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Working in Mexico and Superstitions

  published July 26, 2012

  I know I might sound like a gabacho borracho, but I'm really just a gringo trying to make progress toward getting work... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Mexico's Lost Artifacts and Skinny Jeans

  published July 19, 2012

  I was wondering about the Spanish going into Mexico and taking the gold and artifacts away from the Indians. Could the Mexican government... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on Kicking Out Productive Members of Society

  published July 12, 2012

  Magdalena has worked for me many years — 15, to be exact. She came over as a mojada with her two little girls when they were 4... More >>

• Ask a Mexican on a Mexican Marshall Plan and Foul Language

  published July 5, 2012

  Suppose the U.S. government and the American public were as progressive and conscious of its country's true self-interest as, for example,... More >>