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    Articles by Gustavo Arellano
    Your Words of Wisdom
    Your Words of Wisdom
    By Gustavo Arellano • January 19, 2010 12:00 am

    Dear Readers, Siempre, the wisest words that appear in this column come from ustedes, y the following two cartas prove…

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    Why Aren’t Mexican Americans Considered Native Americans?
    Why Aren’t Mexican Americans Considered Native Americans?
    By Gustavo Arellano • January 12, 2010 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, I’m surprised by the choice of the word “amnesty” by those who would demonize immigration reform, especially in…

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    Ask a Mexican: SPECIAL BEST-OF EDITION
    Ask a Mexican: SPECIAL BEST-OF EDITION
    By Gustavo Arellano • January 5, 2010 12:00 am

    Dear Readers: The Mexican is still trying to shake off the Herradura from the previous year, so I’m reprinting this…

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    SPECIAL YEAR-END EDICIÓN
    SPECIAL YEAR-END EDICIÓN
    By Gustavo Arellano • December 29, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, Why in the hell does everything have to be in English and Spanish? I ride the bus/train to…

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    Ask a Mexican
    Ask a Mexican
    By Gustavo Arellano • December 22, 2009 12:00 am

    SPECIAL NAVIDAD GIFTS EDITION

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    Why Mexican Men Love Them Some Asian Women
    Why Mexican Men Love Them Some Asian Women
    By Gustavo Arellano • December 16, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, I’m an Asian female, and for some time I’ve been fascinated by Mexican culture. I find Mexican males…

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    What's With Polacks and Whores?
    What’s With Polacks and Whores?
    By Gustavo Arellano • December 1, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican: I used to frequent a cantina in Chicago where half of the bar was Polack, the other half…

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    Why Do White Americans Buy Into This Reconquista Bullshit?
    Why Do White Americans Buy Into This Reconquista...
    By Gustavo Arellano • November 23, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, I live in a little village in England in a house that’s 200 years old, just down the…

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    Did Lou Dobbs Just Infiltrate The Mexican?
    Did Lou Dobbs Just Infiltrate The Mexican?
    By Gustavo Arellano • November 16, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, Why oh why do most Mexican women cut their long black hair after reaching the pivotal age of…

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    Why Don't You Impose a Maximum Age for Stroller Usage?
    Why Don’t You Impose a Maximum Age for...
    By Gustavo Arellano • November 9, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, Whenever I see an ad for a Mexican ramera, they always describe themselves as “spicy.” Are Mexican women…

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    Why Do Beaners Ignore White People?
    Why Do Beaners Ignore White People?
    By Gustavo Arellano • November 3, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican: Why do beaners or gabachos deliberately try to ignore white people and act like they’re not there, or…

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    Why Are Mexican Girls Choosing to Fail?
    Why Are Mexican Girls Choosing to Fail?
    By Gustavo Arellano • October 27, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican: As teachers, we’ve been exhorted to expand our efforts in closing the achievement gap between majority and minority…

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    Why Don't Uninsured Mexicans Just Take the Bus?
    Why Don’t Uninsured Mexicans Just Take the Bus?
    By Gustavo Arellano • October 13, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, An uninsured wetback just hit my car and totaled his. He had no insurance and no license, but…

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    I’m a Mexican-American, and I Hate Canadians!
    I’m a Mexican-American, and I Hate Canadians!
    By Gustavo Arellano • September 29, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, As a Mexican-American, I’ve lived in St. Louis for about 17 years and have seen a substantial influx…

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    Does Jim Davis Need Sensitivity Training?
    Does Jim Davis Need Sensitivity Training?
    By Gustavo Arellano • September 22, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, In Garfield strips that appeared in the funny pages earlier this year, Garfield is wearing a sombrero and…

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    Is the Reconquista for Real?
    Is the Reconquista for Real?
    By Gustavo Arellano • September 15, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, We gabachos get differing reports regarding the Reconquista. Some say it’s a genuine movement, well underway. Others claim…

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    We Do Assimilate Sometimes, You Know?
    We Do Assimilate Sometimes, You Know?
    By Gustavo Arellano • September 8, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, Why do Mexicans make the sign of mucho dinero with a gap between their thumb and index fingers,…

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    What's the Right Age for a Mexican Girl to Get Married?
    What’s the Right Age for a Mexican Girl...
    By Gustavo Arellano • September 1, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, I am a 22-year-old Mexican-American woman,still living with my parents but going to college, working full-time and taking…

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    SPECIAL TWO-LINERS EDITION
    SPECIAL TWO-LINERS EDITION
    By Gustavo Arellano • August 25, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, A gabacho in the local daily suggested that some of our prisons be outsourced to Mexico to save…

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    Dear Mexican: What Am I?
    Dear Mexican: What Am I?
    By Gustavo Arellano • August 18, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, My family, who hasn’t been long in this country, came here because of lousy treatment by other Europeans,…

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