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Gustavo Arellano

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Love the Beans, Hate the Beaner

By Gustavo Arellano
Jun 7, 2012

A couple of years back, I put four white supremacists in prison. They had made the mistake of going into the Slater Slums of Huntington Beach, California, the city's traditional barrio, to kill a random Mexican. They got as far as stabbing a man before the Slater Slums smackdown began:...
What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship

By Gustavo Arellano
Jul 8, 2010

The names of the couples in this story have been changed to protect their identities. If Juan and Juana were going to stage a fake marriage to help Juan get his green card, the two of them figured, they might as well treat some friends to a great meal. They...
Pachuco, Pachuca.

Don't Know Much About History

By Gustavo Arellano
Sep 11, 2008

Dear Readers: The Mexican's new book, Orange County: A Personal History, is in your local bookstore on September 16 — by pure coincidence, Mexican Independence Day! In honor of and to shamelessly promote my muy caliente libro (which deals with America's Gomorrah, the Reconquista, and John Wayne!), I'm answering historical...
How the Zebra Got His Spots

... And the pachucos got their zoot

By Gustavo Arellano
Aug 28, 2008

Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans paint stripes on their donkeys in Tijuana? Avenida Revolución Reveller Dear Gabacho: Same reason we put worms in tequila bottles, celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and star in Beverly Hills Chihuahua: to cheat gabachos out of cash. To paraphrase the classic dictum: a gabacho and his...
Hung Up on Jotos

Is It Something I Said?

By Gustavo Arellano
Apr 3, 2008

Dear Mexican: I'm a gay man in his mid-30s that has always loved Mexican men. And this question is not only from my experience, but also that of friends: Why is it that Mexican men are so flaky? They seem the top offending ethnicity in this. And, by flaky, I...

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