Gustavo Arellano (born October 13, 1979) is a Mexican American writer and journalist. He is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times
Career
He is most notable as the author of the satirical column
Ask a Mexican, which is syndicated nationally and has been collected into book form as
¡Ask a Mexican! (Scribner, 2008).
[Daniel Hernandez, " Inquiring Gringos Want to Know", Banderas News, September 2006. Accessed 2010-10-21.][Tim Gaynor, " Confused by your neighbors? Then Ask a Mexican!", Reuters, 1 May 2007. Accessed 2010-10-21.][ Interview with “¡Ask a Mexican!” author Gustavo Arellano] Arellano has won numerous awards for the column, including the 2006 and 2008 Best Non-Political Column in a large-circulation weekly from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, the 2007 Presidents Award from the Los Angeles Press Club and an Impacto Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, a 2008 Latino Spirit award from the California Latino Legislative Caucus, and was part of the Los Angeles Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the L.A. City Hall tape leak scandal.
Gustavo Arellano has contributed commentary for the weekly "Orange County Line" on KCRW, and appeared on "Good Food with Evan Kleiman".
In 2018, Arellano was featured in the "Tacos" episode of the hit Netflix show Ugly Delicious.
Personal life
He is a third cousin once removed of actress
Jessica Alba.
His wife owns and operates a restaurant in Santa Ana.
Arellano was at the
OC Weekly for 15 years before resigning in 2017.
In January 2019, Arellano officially became a features writer for the
Los Angeles Times, covering mostly Southern California.
Bibliography
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Ask a Mexican (Scribner 2007),
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Orange County: A Personal History (Scribner, 2008),
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Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America (Scribner, 2012),
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