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 - 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!

  published May 16, 2012

  MUY CALIENTE SUMMER EDITIONDear Mexican, I was wondering why Mexicans in Chicago... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published May 9, 2012

  LAST CALL TO BUY TACO USA! Gentle cabrones, my much-promised Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published May 2, 2012

  BUY TACO USA! Gentle cabrones: My much-promised Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published April 25, 2012

  BUY TACO USA! Gentle cabrones: My much-promised Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published April 18, 2012

  BUY TACO USA! Gentle cabrones: My much-promised Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published April 11, 2012

  BUY TACO USA! Gentle cabrones: My much-promised Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  One Nation, Under Tacos

  published April 4, 2012

  About 213 miles up in space, the Earth below a cerulean blue, the universe around them infinite and awesome, Jose Hernandez... More >>

• Seattle's Feuding Tamale Men

  published April 4, 2012

  Sorry, Seattle: You've yet to secure a spot in America's Mexican-food pantheon. While I know the Reconquista is alive... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published April 4, 2012

  Dear Mexican, Why do Hispanics deny that George Zimmerman is Hispanic? He did nothing wrong and has been... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published March 28, 2012

  Dear Readers, Talk about a lazy Mexican—nearly four years after promising ustedes that I was going to write a book about... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published March 21, 2012

  SPECIAL SPANISH SLANG EDITIONDear Mexican, Stop using Spanish in your column. I... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published March 14, 2012

  Dear Mexican, I work for a major news organization and... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published March 7, 2012

  Dear Mexican, I’m so perplexed by my Mexican neighbor. For one, he already has four girls, and I just saw... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published February 29, 2012

  Dear Mexican, Aunqué soy Boricua, mi corazón está al lado del pueblo mejicano,... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published February 22, 2012

  Dear Mexican, I've tried and failed to learn the Spanish language for the past two years. During high school... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published February 15, 2012

  Dear Mexican, This question was... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published February 8, 2012

  Dear Mexican, My family for six generations have been born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. Everyone speaks... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published February 1, 2012

  Dear Mexican, My cousin put a picture on Facebook that said “I will not be forced to learn a foreign... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published January 25, 2012

  Dear Mexican, It’s so sad to see your wimpy answers. Your replies scream self-hatred and self-shame for... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published January 18, 2012

  SPECIAL MORMON EDICIÓNDear Readers: I usually save reruns of my columna... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published January 11, 2012

  Dear Mexican, How come Mexicans don't perform in the Winter Olympics? What—no talent? Or are Mexicans... More >>

• Ask a Mexican!

  published January 4, 2012

  Dear Mexican, In my hometown of Playa Larga (Long Beach, California), natives refer to a major avenida... More >>