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Gustavo Arellano

Gustavo Arellano
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Gustavo Arellano

Gustavo Arellano’s ¡Ask a Mexican! column has a circulation of more than two million in thirty-eight markets (and counting). He has received the President’s Award from the Los Angeles Press Club, an Impact Award from the National... Read full bio

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Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
A. The inventor of the burrito--I'd say, "Copyright your invention!"
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My life in 8 words: "Incredibly lucky, purposefully antagonizing, surprisingly dull, wonderfully funny"
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Taco USA will be released on April 16, 2013 in Trade Paperback
Apr 16, 2013
Taco USA is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 16, 2013
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Taco USA
Sep 16, 2012
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Introduction from Taco USA
Jun 30, 2012
Taco USA will be released on April 10, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 10, 2012
Taco USA is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Apr 10, 2012
Orange County is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 15, 2010
Orange County will be released on November 15, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Nov 15, 2010
Orange County will be released on September 16, 2008 in Hardcover
Sep 16, 2008
Orange County is now available in Hardcover
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Orange County will be released on September 16, 2008 in eBook
Sep 16, 2008
Orange County is now available in eBook
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Orange County will be released on September 16, 2008 in
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Gustavo Arellano Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. If your mom tells you she loves you, check it out Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. Do glasses count as a trait Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. I don't play those silly games--God cursed me with being me, so why bother looking up? Q. What is your greatest achievement? A. Getting two books published by Scribner--duh! Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. I'm in it--Orange County, California Learn more about Gustavo Arellano

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WRTI 90.1 FM, April 12, 2013
...In softcover nonfiction, Fawzia Koofi reflects on her hard-won empowerment in Afghanistan, Gustavo Arellano surveys America's obsession with Mexican cuisine and Craig Havighurst documents the rich history of Nashville country radio. * Some of the...
Booktv, March 25, 2013
...Gustavo Arellano; Lizz Huerta; Santino Rivera; Andrea Serrano About the Program From the 2013 Tucson Festival of Books, a panel discussion of the book, Ban This!: The BSP Anthology of Xican@...
Glendale News Press, March 21, 2013
...The Barbarian Nurseries,” was recently chosen as the “One Book, One Glendale” selection. On Thursday, Tobar and author Gustavo Arellano took to the stage in a free lecture sponsored by the Library, Arts & Culture Dept. and the Friends of the...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, March 21, 2013
...the Cunard cruise ship line. "The Cambridge Edition of the Poems of Rudyard Kipling" was released March 7. " Gustavo Arellano, the editor of OC Weekly, author of "Taco USA" and writer of the "Ask a Mexican" syndicated column, will speak at 7:30 p.m....
PRLog, March 19, 2013
...Richard A. Santillan, Susan C. Luevano, Luis F. Fernandez, and Angelina F. Veyna. The foreword was written by Gustavo Arellano. This pictorial history boasts more than 200 vintage images. Images of Baseball: Mexican American Baseball in Orange County...
Tucson Weekly, March 7, 2013
...Gustavo Arellano Ban This! the BSP Anthology of Xican@ LiteratureSaturday, 11:30 a.m. Student Union - Gallagher Theater Taco USA: Food MemoirsSaturday, 2:30 p.m.Koffler - Room 218...
New University Newspaper, March 6, 2013
...you’re up against. And so we address the most obvious question: How does one obtain an internship? Gustavo Arellano knows. In addition to being an author of multiple novels and a lecturer at California State University, Fullerton, as of 2011...
Discover Los Angeles, April 18, 2013
...European salons—with a Latino flair—the program will feature visual artist Chaz Bojórquez, Ozomatli lead singer Raul Pacheco, author/columnist Gustavo Arellano, producer/director Dan Guerrero, and actor Clifton Collins, Jr. discussing their creative...
NPR, April 15, 2013
...launch the food truck craze. So how did the taco come to loom so large in American bellies? Gustavo Arellano explains our love of all things folded into a tortilla. When a proposal to pull country music from the Nashville radio station WSM sparked public...
WNIJ, April 12, 2013
...In softcover nonfiction, Fawzia Koofi reflects on her hard-won empowerment in Afghanistan, Gustavo Arellano surveys America's obsession with Mexican cuisine and Craig Havighurst documents the rich history of Nashville country radio. * Some of the...
WRTI 90.1 FM, April 12, 2013
...In softcover nonfiction, Fawzia Koofi reflects on her hard-won empowerment in Afghanistan, Gustavo Arellano surveys America's obsession with Mexican cuisine and Craig Havighurst documents the rich history of Nashville country radio. * Some of the...
Delmarva Public Radio, April 12, 2013
...In softcover nonfiction, Fawzia Koofi reflects on her hard-won empowerment in Afghanistan, Gustavo Arellano surveys America's obsession with Mexican cuisine and Craig Havighurst documents the rich history of Nashville country radio. * Some of the...
KTEP 88.5 FM, April 12, 2013
...In softcover nonfiction, Fawzia Koofi reflects on her hard-won empowerment in Afghanistan, Gustavo Arellano surveys America's obsession with Mexican cuisine and Craig Havighurst documents the rich history of Nashville country radio. * Some of the...
NPR, April 12, 2013
...launch the food truck craze. So how did the taco come to loom so large in American bellies? Gustavo Arellano explains our love of all things folded into a tortilla. When a proposal to pull country music from the Nashville radio station WSM sparked public...