Birth Name: Jessica Marie Alba
Birth Place: Pomona California, USA
Date of Birth: April 28, 1981
Ethnicity: Mestizo Mexican, French and Danish
The exotic looking actress was born to a second generation Mexican-American father and a half French and half Danish mother. However she has created quite a stir in the Latino community for making statements about her Latino heritage.
Alba has described her father as very dark and her mother as very fair. According to Alba her grandfather never spoke Spanish at home because he wanted the family to assimilate into the American mainstream. As a result Alba’s father didn’t learn to speak Spanish.
Alba said that she always used to get script breakdowns as a stereotypical Latina girl but she doesn’t speak Spanish and she regards herself as an American girl rather than a Latina.
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There’s a reason why she says she is not of Hispanic or Latino heritage. Because she’s not!! Hispanic are people from Spain, and if she is any white that would be French and Danish. Mexican is a reference to the Native American Indians in Mexico, like the Aztecs, Mayas ect… Many “Latin Americans” hate being called Hispanic because they are mostley Native. I am Huichol Native and I am proud of that. I might have some Spanish in me but I am mostley Native. Many of them don’t like Spaniards. You don’t want to call a Cherokee, or a Quileute English. No, many Mexicans have recentment against the Spanish for invading our Native land. Note that Jessica says that she is Mexican, not Hispanic!!
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I see more Mexican in her than French or Danish, she looks like an average lighter skinned Mexican! Skin and hair color aren’t everything look at this girls facial features and facial structure it’s surely more Mexican then Danish or French!!!!!!!
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Im suprised she dosen`t want to be called Latina she is always in Latina magazine talking bout her Latin heritage.
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Love yah Jess.! XD (^-^)
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A lot of people either get upset when a multiracial person accepts everything they are or if that multiracial person relates more to one ethnicity than the others. Jessica Alba will always be everything in her heritage. Just because she looks more of one ethnicity to some people it doesn’t mean that that is the group she will identify with (or has to identify with). Another thing is that many girls usually relate more to their mothers because they are usually their role models for being women. So, in short, she will always be European and Mexican descent – or white and brown. It doesn’t matter what she looks more of.. she is who she is. And I think we should respect her thoughts and feelings regarding her heritage.
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