Gustavo Arellano

Name	Gustavo Arellano
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Birth Date	1979-02-03
Occupation	Journalist
Language	English
Genres	Journalism, non-fiction, satire
Notable Works	Ask a Mexican
Relatives	Jessica Alba (cousin)

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). 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". Gustavo Arellano is a journalism professor at Orange Coast College.

In 2018, Arellano was featured in the "Tacos" episode of the hit Netflix show Ugly Delicious. He has also written an episode of the American cartoon Bordertown.

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

• Ask a Mexican (Scribner 2007), isbn 978-1416540038
• Orange County: A Personal History (Scribner, 2008), isbn 978-1416540052
• Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America (Scribner, 2012), isbn 978-1439148624

References

• Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2019-06-17
• Gustavo Arellano, Simon & Schuster Authors, Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2 March 2017, He has received the President’s Award from the Los Angeles Press Club, an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and a 2008 Latino Spirit Award from the California State legislature.
• Gustavo Arellano, KCRW, en, 17 June 2025
• Gustavo Arellano at Orange Coast College, Coursicle, 20 June 2025
• Gustavo Arellano, IMDb, 2019-06-17
• Gustavo Arellano Related to Jessica Alba!, OC Weekly, 2015-08-21, 2014-12-29, dead
• Arellano, Gustavo, Mending Mary repaired much more than a statue, National Catholic Reporter, 20 June 2025, en
• Parts Unknown, Red Canary Magazine, 20 June 2025, en
• Kalfus, Marilyn, Gustavo Arellano, editor in chief of OC Weekly, says he quit instead of laying off staffers, 20 October 2017, The Orange County Register, October 13, 2017
• I'm moving to the other side of the wall — the news side, Arellano, Gustavo, Los Angeles Times, 2 January 2019, 2019-06-17

External links

• Mireya Navarro. "The Mexican Will See You Now". The New York Times, 23 June 2007.