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    Articles by Gustavo Arellano
    Ask a Mexican
    Ask a Mexican
    By Gustavo Arellano • August 11, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, A recent column contained comments on huevos as opposed to cojones. As a retired Latin teacher who is…

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    Ask a Mexican: Special Soccer Edition
    Ask a Mexican: Special Soccer Edition
    By Gustavo Arellano • August 4, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, Why does El Tri act like pendejos every time the U.S. men’s national soccer team kicks their ass?…

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    Why Aren't Mexicans as Poetic as They Are Artistic?
    Why Aren’t Mexicans as Poetic as They Are...
    By Gustavo Arellano • July 29, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, Why do Mexicans at construction sites always draw a dick and vagina on the interiors of porta-potties? They…

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    Should Mexicans Be Proud of the Sotomayor Nomination?
    Should Mexicans Be Proud of the Sotomayor Nomination?
    By Gustavo Arellano • July 21, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, The mainstream media is making big noise of Sonia Sotomayor likely being the first Latina Supreme Court justice,…

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    How Can I Get Mexicans to Arrive at a Meeting ON TIME?
    How Can I Get Mexicans to Arrive at...
    By Gustavo Arellano • July 14, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, How can I get Mexicans to arrive to a meeting ON TIME? Punctual Pete Dear Gabacho, Tell them…

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    What Good Have Mexicans Done For California?
    What Good Have Mexicans Done For California?
    By Gustavo Arellano • July 7, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, Why is it that ever since the U.S./California let you people immigrate, tunnel, weasel, or whatever into this…

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    Cure the What-Ifs With Sauza and Facebook
    Cure the What-Ifs With Sauza and Facebook
    By Gustavo Arellano • June 30, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, Looking back recently on my distant youth in northwest Ohio, I came to the realization that the sweetest,…

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    Is the U.S. Exporting Its Undesirables to Tijuana?
    Is the U.S. Exporting Its Undesirables to Tijuana?
    By Gustavo Arellano • June 16, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, I write to you with a doubt similar to the one that Incensed in Chicago felt a couple…

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    Is This Why Mexican Men Beat Their Wives?
    Is This Why Mexican Men Beat Their Wives?
    By Gustavo Arellano • June 9, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, I was riding the local light rail when two female Mexicans sat down and started talking rapid-fire Spanish…

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    Why is “Authentic” Mexican Food So Terrible?
    Why is “Authentic” Mexican Food So Terrible?
    By Gustavo Arellano • June 2, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, I am a Chicano in Connecticut. I moved from Arizona to the East Coast for my dream job….

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    Ask a Mexican
    Ask a Mexican
    By Gustavo Arellano • May 27, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, My question is simple: Can you please confirm that there are doctors, lawyers, and other professionals living in…

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    Tell Me a Story About Mexican Pirates
    Tell Me a Story About Mexican Pirates
    By Gustavo Arellano • May 19, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, My wife and I have an argument going on about pirates. And since you are the source for…

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    Why Sons of Mexico Are So Irresistible
    Why Sons of Mexico Are So Irresistible
    By Gustavo Arellano • May 12, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, My wife is from Michoacán state. We’ve bought a home in the small town of her birth. I…

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    The Mexican's Special Pandemic Edition
    The Mexican’s Special Pandemic Edition
    By Gustavo Arellano • May 5, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican: Is it true that most Mexicans are carriers of the swine flu due to the fact they eat…

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    Am I a Closet Lebanese?
    Am I a Closet Lebanese?
    By Gustavo Arellano • April 23, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, First of all, please don’t think that I’m a self-loathing Mexican; I was born in the U.S. to…

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    Mexicans Are Drinking Our Water!
    Mexicans Are Drinking Our Water!
    By Gustavo Arellano • April 14, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, In an earlier column you mentioned that conservatives can’t have an argument against illegal immigration without it degenerating…

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    Whatever Happened to “Ay, Caramba!”?
    Whatever Happened to “Ay, Caramba!”?
    By Gustavo Arellano • April 7, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, For as long as I can remember, Mexicans were known for doing three things: drinking lots of cerveza,…

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    Special April Fools' Day Edition
    Special April Fools’ Day Edition
    By Gustavo Arellano • March 31, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Readers, In honor of April Fools’ Day, I’m turning over the column this week to those who think America…

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    Ask a Mexican
    Ask a Mexican
    By Gustavo Arellano • March 24, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, Why is it that when I go to the Mexican supermarkets to buy productos femeninas, fully 98 percent…

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    Mexico Still Hasn't Discovered Tampons
    Mexico Still Hasn’t Discovered Tampons
    By Gustavo Arellano • March 17, 2009 12:00 am

    Dear Mexican, Why is it that when I go to the Mexican supermarkets to buy productos femeninas, fully 98 percent…

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