Latino Speaker Uses Satire to Fight Racism
Author Gustavo Arellano will give a free lecture, “Beaner, Wetback and Other Spicy Words You Can’t Say But Should: Satire as Hammer Against Anti-Immigrant Madness,” Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. in Ƶ’s Founders Dining Room. Refreshments will be served at the lecture.
Arellano will discuss his nationally acclaimed column “¡Ask a Mexican!” in which he addresses questions about the Latino culture using “satire to combat racism and stereotypes against Mexicans.”
Arellano writes a weekly column in the OC Weekly, an Orange County newspaper, and is a contributing editor for the Los Angeles Times Op/Ed section. His column “¡Ask a Mexican!” is printed in 24 newspapers across the country and has received numerous awards.
The lecture is sponsored by Ƶ Intercultural Programs and the Latino Cultural Organization.