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Book Review of Ask a Mexican

Ask a Mexican
Ask a Mexican
Author: Gustavo Arellano
Genre: Nonfiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


Gustavo Arellano, born in Anaheim, CA, to a tomato canner and an illegal immigrant, is now a staff writer for the OC Weekly. He also conntributes to the LA Times and NPR's Tell Me More and American Public Media's Weekend America.

Ask a Mexican, based on the column of the same name, explores the cliches of lowriders, busboys, and housekeepers, confronts the bogeymen of racism, xenophobia, and ignorance, and will probably offend you in some interesting way.