Latino Identity

Recent Celeb Rejection and Embrace of their Latino-ness

Posted on June 22, 2007. Filed under: Celebrities & Entertainment, Latino Identity |

Jessica Alba ashamed of her heritage?
While we’d like to believe that what Jessica Alba reportedly has been saying about her Mexican heritage is a big, fat, ugly lie, we’re just not so sure anymore. Here are some bytes excerpted from her interview with Para Todos magazine. It’s got many Latinos saying, “What in the heezy?!”
“I’ve [...]

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Jessica la Americana

Posted on June 21, 2007. Filed under: Celebrities & Entertainment, Latino Identity, News & Politics, North America, United States |

It’s totally acceptable that Jessica Alba is being completely honest about her Latin roots, or lack thereof, in a new interview with Para Todos Magazine.
The issue is not that she considers herself less Latina than Cameron Diaz, nor that she was raised to deny her heritage in order to fit in.
(BTW she [...]

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