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Ask a Mexican: Why are educated Mexis mistrusted?

by Gustavo Arellano

Mar 26, 2015

Dear Mexican: Why are we put down by our own people for being educated and articulate (I've been called gabacho, and I'm as brown as the next guy) while the Anglos accept us for being smart? I work in Santa Ana as a high school teacher and am considered very good at what I do, but when I meet with the Mexican parents, it almost borders on mistrust...

¡ASK A MEXICAN!

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Ask a Mexican: Why do Mexicans prefer dogs to cats?

By Gustavo Arellano
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Ask a Mexican: Where can I score some good spicy food in a nursing home?

By Gustavo Arellano
Mar 5, 2015
Ask a Mexican: Why are so many Mexis so right wing?

By Gustavo Arellano
Feb 26, 2015
Ask a Mexican: Why do so many other cultures have to horn in on Mexican cuisine?

By Gustavo Arellano
Feb 19, 2015
Ask a Mexican: Why do some Mexicans get offended when you talk to them in Spanish?

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Feb 12, 2015
Ask a Mexican: Why do baby Mexis stay on the bottle for such a long time?

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Feb 5, 2015
Ask a Mexican: Why's Spanish rock so mellow?

By Gustavo Arellano
Jan 29, 2015
Ask a Mexican: Spcial Best Of Edición

By Gustavo Arellano
Jan 1, 2015
Ask a Mexican: What's the deal with the Bumblebee Guy on The Simpsons?

By Gustavo Arellano
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Special Navidad Gift Guide Edition

By Gustavo Arellano
Dec 18, 2014
¡ASK A MEXICAN!

By Gustavo Arellano
Dec 4, 2014
Ask a Mexican: Why Don't Mexicans Go By Their First Names?

By Gustavo Arellano
Nov 27, 2014
Ask a Mexican: Special 10-Year Anniversary Edition

By Gustavo Arellano
Nov 13, 2014
Ask a Mexican: Why do Mexis think all white women are strippers?

By Gustavo Arellano
Oct 30, 2014
Ask a Mexican: Special Best Of Edition

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Oct 9, 2014
Ask a Mexican: Why are Mexicans such weepy drunks?

By Gustavo Arellano
Oct 2, 2014
Ask a Mexican: Are Dominicans really just black Mexis?

By Gustavo Arellano
Sep 18, 2014
Ask a Mexican: Why's Mexican beer always so bland?

By Gustavo Arellano
Sep 11, 2014
Ask a Mexican: What's the Florida of Mexico?

By Gustavo Arellano
Sep 4, 2014

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