week we are in anaheim california with the help of our local cable partner time warner, next gustavo arellano, author about ask a mexican, talked about stereotypes he witnessed as a latino american. >> the idea for ask a mexican actually came from my editor at the oc weekly at the time. he would always ask me questions about mexicans because i was the only latino on staff, i was the only person of color for that matter and i always answered them, silly stuff, what does this word mean in spanish, why do mexicans like burritos and tacos so much. there's a lot of ignorant people about mexicans and we should make fun of them, we should make a column about ask a mexican, people will send you questions about mexicans and you're able to answer them. i wasn't offended by the idea about ask a mexican, i didn't want to do it at first because i didn't think anybody would care. in journalism you want to do stories that people will care about. i thought the idea, who is going to read an advise column about mexicans. he kept insisting and we needed to fill in a space, okay, fine, i will go back. he said, i

next, oc weekly editor gustavo arellano author of the nine talks but some of the stereotypes he has witnessed as a latino american. spring the idea for "ask a mexican" actually came from an editor at the oc weekly at the time. he would always ask me questions about mexicans because i was only likely to obstetric i was the only person of color on some fundamental. i would always answer them silly stuff like what does this word mean in spanish was like a mexican like burritos and tacos? i would give a man so. there's a lot of ignorant people about mexicans have questions and we should make fun of them so why don't we do a column called "ask a mexican" come an advice column if you will will people send in questions about execute under able to answer them. i wasn't offended by the idea of "ask a mexican" but i did want to do it at first because i did think anyone would care. in journalism you want to do stories that people will care about one way or another. you don't care people like you for a job long as they're reading. other who want to read an advice column about mexicans? he kept insisting

next, oc weekly editor gustavo arellano author of the nine talks but some of the stereotypes he has witnessed as a latino american. spring the idea for "ask a mexican" actually came from an editor at the oc weekly at the time. he would always ask me questions about mexicans because i was only likely to obstetric i was the only person of color on some fundamental. i would always answer them silly stuff like what does this word mean in spanish was like a mexican like burritos and tacos? i would give a man so. there's a lot of ignorant people about mexicans have questions and we should make fun of them so why don't we do a column called "ask a mexica