Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Arellano, Gustavo |
| Publisher: | Scribner |
| Date: | 4/22/2008 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
From award-winning columnist and favorite talking head Gustavo Arellano, comes this explosive, irreverent, smart, and hilarious Los Angeles Times bestseller.
¡Ask a Mexican!
At a strong eighteen percent of the U.S. population, Latinos have become America’s largest minority—and Mexicans make up a large part of that number. Gustavo confronts the bogeymen of racism, xenophobia, and ignorance prompted by such demographic changes through answering questions put to him by readers of his ¡Ask a Mexican! column in California’s OC Weekly. He challenges readers to find a more entertaining way to understand Mexican culture that doesn’t involve a taco-and-enchilada combo.
From lighter topics like Latin pop and great Mexican food to more serious issues like immigration and race relations, ¡Ask a Mexican! runs the gamut. Why do Mexicans call white people gringos? Are all Mexicans Catholic? What’s the best tequila? Gustavo answers a wide range of legitimate and illegitimate questions, in the hopes of making a few readers angry, making most of us laugh, sparking a greater dialogue, and enhancing cross-cultural understanding.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.