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Blessed Are the Refried
Dear Mexican, I’m a gringa married to a mexicano, and we have a 3-year-old son. His family is…
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This Is What Happens When People Get Book Deals
Dear Readers, The reconquista has arrived! On May 1, ¡Ask a Mexican! comes out in book form gracias…
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The Devil Went Down to Tijuana
Dear Mexican, Have you seen the e-mail flying around, allegedly from country-rock star Charlie Daniels? What’s your reaction?…
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What’s This “Illegals Don’t Pay Taxes” Crap?
Dear Mexican, I lived here illegally for the first half of my life, so I’m very offended when…
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Villa’s Stolen Skull
Dear Mexican, What do Mexicans think about President Bush’s grandfather having a hand in getting the guy that…
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A Brownie Amongst Beaners
Dear Mexican, Why should Mexican nationals have more of a right to stay in this country than Chinese,…
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Special Reader-Feedback Edition
Dear Readers, Muchas, muchas responses to my March 7 column asking whether I should keep this column’s gold-toothed,…
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Masks Are Cool
Dear Mexican, I am perplexed. I just saw a middle-aged wab (complete with a bright red, lipstick-accentuated mustache)…
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Dirty Revelations
Dear Mexican, I have a major crush on a worker with the Mexico Consulate aquí en Tucson. But…
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Tease to Please
Dear Mexican, As a kid, I grew up with Mexicans who stole things just to steal. As an…
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Thank the Moors
Dear Readers, Mucho comments about my recent column regarding the metamorphosis of Mexican names into seemingly wacky nicknames—Nini…
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Lopping off Love
Dear Mexican, I’m a 60-year-old Chicano and proud. Why do young Chicanos keep imitating blacks? They dress like…
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Ask a Mexican’s Glossary of Terms
The Mexican speaks a language all his own. Here's the key to deciphering it.
