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Ask a Mexican
by Gustavo Arellano
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1416540024
- ISBN 13
- 9781416540021
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, 2007. BO5 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author with "i Gracias!" written on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.75"x5.75", 240 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Gustavo Arellano is an American writer. He is a featured writer for the Los Angeles Times and the former publisher and editor of Orange County's alternative weekly OC Weekly, and the author of the column ¡Ask a Mexican!, which is syndicated nationally. 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. The columns were collected in book form in 2008 as ¡Ask a Mexican! Arellano has published two further books: Orange County: A Personal History, and Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America. Arellano was at the OC Weekly for 15 years before resigning in 2017. In 2018, Arellano was featured in the "Tacos" episode of the hit Netflix show Ugly Delicious. In January 2019, Arellano officially became a features writer for the Los Angeles Times, covering mostly Southern California. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
DEAR MEXICAN: WHAT IS ¡ASK A MEXICAN! ? Questions and answers about our spiciest Americans. I explore the clichés of lowriders, busboys, and housekeepers; drunks and scoundrels; heroes and celebrities; and most important, millions upon millions of law-abiding, patriotic American citizens and their illegal-immigrant cousins who represent some $600 billion in economic power. WHY SHOULD I READ ¡ASK A MEXICAN! ? At 37 million strong (or 13 percent of the U.S. population), Latinos have become America's largest minority -- and beaners make up some two-thirds of that number. I confront the bogeymen of racism, xenophobia, and ignorance prompted by such demographic changes through answering questions put to me by readers of my ¡Ask a Mexican! column in California's OC Weekly . I challenge you to find a more entertaining way to immerse yourself in Mexican culture that doesn't involve a taco-and-enchilada combo. OKAY, WHY DO MEXICANS PARK THEIR CARS ON THE FRONT LAWN? Where do you want us to park them? The garage we rent out to a family of five? The backyard where we put up our recently immigrated cousins in tool-shack-cum-homes? The street with the red curbs recently approved by city planners? The driveway covered with construction materials for the latest expansion of la casa ? The nearby school parking lot frequented by cholos on the prowl for a new radio? The lawn is the only spot Mexicans can park their cars without fear of break-ins, drunken crashes, or an unfortunate keying. Besides, what do you think protects us from drive-bys? The cops?
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- Bookmarc's
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EC23017BB
- Title
- Ask a Mexican
- Author
- Gustavo Arellano
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1416540024
- ISBN 13
- 9781416540021
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- HUMOR ESSAYS SOCIAL SCIENCE HISPANIC AMERICAN STUDIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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