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Tag: gringo

Ask a Mexican: What Is the Origin of the Term ‘Greaser’?

by Gustavo Arellano September 14th, 2016December 16th, 2020

Dear Mexican: I heard you on NPR describing the various ways that Mexican food images are used to scare white people about the brown hordes from the South coming up here to steal their stuff and take away their ketchup. You used the phrase “greaser” as an example of a culinary-related insult. But I thought […]

Ask a Mexican: Why Do Mexicans Sit in Their Running Cars for Hours at a Time?

by Gustavo Arellano August 10th, 2016August 10th, 2016

Ask a Mexican: Is It OK for a Gabacho to Use the Word ‘Gabacho’?

by Gustavo Arellano May 4th, 2016December 16th, 2020

Ask a Mexican: Was Jimi Hendrix Really Part-Mexican?

by Gustavo Arellano August 26th, 2015December 16th, 2020

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