Gustavo Arellano

Why do we always think Mexican men drink tequila and sing mariachi tunes, while the women are pretty señoritas? —Viva Mexico Dear Gabacho: Mexicans frequently blame ustedes for perpetuating various stereotypes about nosotros over the centuries, but a big part of the blame also falls on us. During the Second......

Is it true that there are a lot more Mexicans hooking up with East Indians now? I know a few mixed Mexican-Indian couples, and I’ve heard that in some parts of the country, there are communities full of Mexican Hindus (products of Mexican–East Indian intermarriage). Is it true that this......

Dear Mexican: I was going through a local state college’s academic program the other day and found that they offer a bachelor’s degree in Chicano studies. My question is in what field of work would someone with a bachelor’s in Chicano studies land? Here are a few jobs I came......

{mosimage}Dear Mexican: Just needed to know the reasoning behind the BLARING MARIACHI MUSIC AT 7 A.M. ON A SATURDAY MORNING. I am of Spanish descent (my father is Puerto Rican), and I wasn’t raised around such BLASTING ACCORDION MUSIC when growing up. Just to add to this, my father also......

Dear Readers: Gracias, gracias, gracias for ustedes who bought the Mexican’s book last week (deportation for those who haven’t). I’ve done mucho national press due to the interest — the list so far includes Talk of the Nation, FOX News Live, Paula Zahn Now, The Tom Leykis Show, The Glen......

Dear Readers: Gracias, gracias, gracias for ustedes who bought the Mexican’s book last week (deportation for those who haven’t). I’ve done mucho national press due to the interest — the list so far includes Talk of the Nation, FOX News Live, Paula Zahn Now, The Tom Leykis Show, The Glen......

{mosimage}Dear Mexican: How come all the Mexicans who came here two or three generations ago look like “almost-white” people while the ones coming now look like those little guys who live naked in the Amazon and kill things with blowguns?—No Indios Need ApplyDear NINA: Chalk the phenomenon up to the......

I was recently helping a friend search for a lost pet and everywhere we turned, there were wabs making a hellish din with a leaf blower. We watched one guy spend 45 minutes blowing a stamp-size yard and a single-lane driveway; I could’ve raked the space twice in that time......

I come from a small family that I’m not particularly close to, whereas my chica caliente has a huge extended family and is devoted to all of them. Her family intrudes on us whenever we’re together and she doesn’t seem to mind at all. They’re always around! I get dragged......

Dear Mexican: What do Mexicans think about President Bush’s grandfather having a hand in getting the guy that robbed Pancho Villa’s head out of jail? —Kruising Klassily in KennebunkportDear KKK: Ah, Villa’s stolen skull. No macabre Mexican legend is more mired in intrigue, distortions and looniness – and in a......