¡Ask a Mexican! is a U.S. syndicated weekly column written by Gustavo Arellano published by Orange County's alternative weekly OC Weekly. It was first published in 2004 as a one-time spoof, but it ended up becoming one of the weekly's most popular columns.[1]

Every week, readers submit their questions based on Mexicans, including their customs, labor issues, and illegal immigration. Arellano responds to two queries a week[2] in a politically incorrect manner often starting with the words "Dear Gabacho." The column now appears in 37 newspapers across the country and has a weekly circulation of over 2 million.[3] 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, and a 2008 Latino Spirit award from the California Latino Legislative Caucus.

On May 1, 2007, Reuters featured the column on its news homepage under the "Oddly Enough" heading.


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