‘Ask a Mexican!’ author out to break stereotypes – Gustavo Arellano

“The Mexican came to town Wednesday. You know of whom I speak if the above exchange, specifically, its format and tone – direct and decidedly politically incorrect – is familiar to you.

Hes younger than I imagined. Just 28. I know, he said, when I remarked upon this. “I hear it all the time. I’ve taken to calling myself snot-nosed.”

The Mexicans name is Gustavo Arellano, Arellano of the Orange County-by-way-Zacatecas Arellenos. His mother was born in Zacatecas to a family of migrant workers. His father, also from Zacatecas, was an illegal immigrant who entered this country in the late 60s in the trunk of a Chevy and became a legal resident through the amnesty of the 1980s. His parents later became citizens, though, Arellano says, they live their lives in Spanish.”

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