Never afraid to llorar y llorar.
Also: How did embarazada come to mean “pregnant” and not “embarrassed”?
Dear Mexican, I was a history major at the University of Arizona in Tucson, which I believe was part of…
Dear Mexican,I’m not the type to let things slide when I see something that strikes me as ignorant, no matter…
SPECIAL BEST-OF EDITIONDear Mexican, What is it with the Mexican hang-up on body parts? When General Antonio Lopez de Santa…
SPECIAL GRACIAS EDITIONDear Mexican, Mexico is truly an amazing, beautiful country! Huge oil reserves, mineral deposits second to none, tourist…
Dear Mexican, I understand NYC isn’t your jurisdiction, but maybe you have some insight, or maybe this is also a…
Dear Mexican, What punishment could America give that would FINALLY make crossing America’s borders—repeatedly—unpalatable to Mexicans, when even Mexican natives…
Dear Mexican, I work at a large hotel in Orange County where 80 percent of the employees are Latin American,…
SPECIAL MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY EDITION Dear Readers, ¡VIVA MÉXICO, CABRONES! Happy 200th cumpleaños to America’s favorite country, to the land…
SPECIAL LABOR DÍA EDITION Dear Mexican, I’m a naturalized citizen born in Ciudad Juárez (the most dangerous city in the…
Dear Mexican, Oye, I’m a Mexican con un pie aquí y un pie allá, and I have to admit that…
Dear Readers, As you read this, my trusty burro, pigtailed chica, and I are crisscrossing Aztlán researching Mexican food. So…
Dear Mexican, As a proud New Yorker, I gotta ask: What the FUCK is up with Mexican food in this…
Dear Mexican, I am a retired gringa living in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Most of us foreigners here are liberal and sympathetic…
Dear Mexican: As an old gringo who calls himself a gringo (not a gabacho), I study Mexican culture and ask…
Dear Mexican, I heard Mormonism is a quickly spreading religion down in ye olde Mexico. What is it about this…
Dear Mexican, Most Mexicans I know (myself included) feel it’s terribly disrespectful to keep old photos around of you and…
It’s a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship.
Dear Mexican, I’m a (poor) white girl myself, but I have to ask: What’s the deal with all the rich…
