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Gustavo Arellano's Books
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Orange CountyPart personal narrative, part cultural history—the true story of the man behind ¡Ask a Mexican! and the incredible place that bore him.Read More
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Ask a MexicanAn irreverent, but informative, exploration of all things Mexican and Mexican-American, based on the award-winning, nationally syndicated column.Read More
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Orange County Register, October 15, 2009
...overview of organic foods and organic gardening at 10:30 a.m. At 11:45 a.m., author Gustavo Arellano will outline the history of organic foods in Orange County. Delilah Snell, owner of The Road Less Traveled organic goods store in Santa Ana, will offer...
Orange County Weekly, August 14, 2009
...when I say so! Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican.net or myspace.com/ocwab. Or write to him at: Gustavo Arellano, P.O. Box 1433, Anaheim, CA 92815-1433. Find him on Facebook and Twitter!...
The Pitch, August 11, 2009
...mother was banished from her bedside. By Kristen Hinman This week?s lesson is from typing class By Gustavo Arellano Published on August 11, 2009 at 11:36am Send questions to mexican@pitch.com Read the Ask a Mexican glossary. Dear Readers: We begin, as...
TheCelebrityCafe.com, July 25, 2009
...an alternative newspaper in Orange County, California, became a true gold mine of information and fascinating facts in Gustavo Arellano?s hands. ?¡Ask a Mexican!? is irreverent, bold, politically incorrect and wonderfully witty and informative....
Orange County Weekly, July 17, 2009
...when I say so! Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican.net or myspace.com/ocwab. Or write to him at: Gustavo Arellano, P.O. Box 1433, Anaheim, CA 92815-1433. Find him on Facebook and Twitter!...
Orange County Weekly, May 9, 2009
...an art student here and our locker room is so cool.' 4 Comment(s) / Post a Comment Gustavo Arellano says: I am proud to say I know Julio and any paper would be richer to have him as an intern! Posted on Friday, May. 8 2009 @ 1...
Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2009
...on Saturday during the ?Memoirs with a Twist? panel at the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Authors Gustavo Arellano, Chris Ayres, Marion Winik and Rachel Resnick shared with the audience about the tough aspects of memoir-writing: writing about dead...
New York Daily News, December 30, 2008
...He will publish a new novel next year. PICKS: 'Teeth,' Aracelis Girmay: 'So joyful, but complex.' 'Orange County,' Gustavo Arellano: 'Intelligent and fearless.' 'Half of the World in Light, New and Selected Poems,' Juan Felipe Herrera: 'Not just a loco...
Houston Press, December 17, 2008
...Kid, Xavier Garza: Seasonal, bilingual and for the kiddies. Orange County: A Personal History and ¡Ask a Mexican!, Gustavo Arellano: Remember what I said about book publishing and humility? Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican.net,...
Houston Chronicle, December 11, 2008
...authors set to appear at the two-day festival, presented by Nuesta Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, include Gustavo Arellano, who writes the syndicated column Ask a Mexican. He will read from his new book Orange County: A Personal History The...
The Pitch, December 4, 2008
...couldn't fetishize coffee any more, you haven't been to a 'cupping' yet. By Jonathan Kauffman By Gustavo Arellano Published on December 02, 2008 at 1:50pm Dear Mexican: Send questions to mexican@pitch.com Read the Ask a Mexican glossary. Why is it that...
Phoenix New Times, November 20, 2008
...Recent Articles Recent Articles by Gustavo Arellano No related articles found National Features > Broward-Palm Beach New Times Do black voters need to get over their homophobia? By Bob Norman Riverfront Times The American Mustache Institute...
LA Observed, October 8, 2009
...6th Street entrance to the L.A. River, along the north side of the 6th Street bridge. For Gustavo Arellano's talk today at a speaker series at the state Public Utilities Commission downtown, the invitation warns: "Please note that Gustavo falls into...
HispanicTips, September 29, 2009
...Suffolk Church – Long Island, NY La Voz de Aztlan Blames Swine Flu on–Of Course!–The Jews – by Gustavo Arellano view/search these tags on --» Twitter : racial issues Wikipedia : racial issues YouTube : racial issues Google : racial issues...
The Itinerant Librarian, September 4, 2009
...the local public library). Marc Gascoigne, ed., Let the Galaxy Burn (Warhammer 40,000 short story anthology. Borders). Gustavo Arellano, Ask A Mexican (via Interlibrary Loan at MPOW). Ryan Sager, The Elephant in the Room: Evangelicals, Libertarians, and...
Navel Gazing, August 9, 2009
...Cal State Fullerton Can't Afford to Buy One Copy of Newly Published Professor for Archives Anymore By Gustavo Arellano in School Daze Sunday, Aug. 9 2009 @ 4:42PM Lovell: Also hosts a good radio show on...
Buena Park Library District News, June 12, 2009
...special after-hours Amazing Race on August 15 th . Adults will be able to enjoy an author talk by Gustavo Arellano in June, a harp and flute concert in July, and learn how handwriting is used in Cracking the Case with graphologist Paula Sassi in August....
Speed Reading Software, June 12, 2009
...a special after-hours Amazing Race on August 15th.Adults will be able to enjoy an author talk by Gustavo Arellano in June, a harp and flute concert in July, and learn how handwriting is used in Cracking the Case with graphologist Paula Sassi in August....
Orange Juice! Politics For The Rest Of Us., May 3, 2009
... Author Gustavo Arellano, will be speaking at Fullerton’s Main Public Library on Monday, May 4, at 7:00 p.m. Gustavo is the author of “ Ask a Mexican” and “ Orange County: A Personal History “. FJC’s 2009-2010 curriculum will...
LA Observed, April 23, 2009
...Newton Mr. Ronald C. White, Jr. 12 p.m. Memoirs With a Twist Moderator Ms. Erika Schickel Mr. Gustavo Arellano Mr. Chris Ayres Ms. Rachel Resnick Ms. Marion Winik 12:30 p.m. Biography: At the Gates of the 20th Century Moderator Mr. Jim Newton Ms. Paula...
PE.com - Riverside County California News, February 2, 2009
...she is writing set in Louisiana. The first in the series was "A Million Nightingales." He said Gustavo Arellano, the writer of nationally syndicated column called "Ask a Mexican," will cause listeners to rethink their conceptions of Orange County....
La Plaza, January 27, 2009
...Gustavo Arellano reviews two books in the Los Angeles Times, one looks at Mexican culture in the United States, and the other takes on the classic Mexican sport, Lucha Libre. The...
