Jessica Alba Making Sure Her Daughter Grows Up Bilingual

January 31, 2010 by tiffanyb
Filed under: Celebrity Baby News

Even though Jessica Alba is a third generation American, she is making sure that her 1 year old daughter Honor knows her Latina heritage and grows up bilingual.

The actress says that she wished she grew up bilingual “but it wasn’t meant to be.” Although she knows the basics of Spanish she says tells Siempre Mujer magazine her heritage is “in my blood whether I speak Spanish or not.”

After being criticized by the media for her comments about her heritage and not being able to speak Spanish she says, “I tried to explain to them that in this country I’m considered Latina and, thus, I consider myself Latina as well.” She adds, “I didn’t want to misrepresent Latinos and I didn’t know how to defend myself. But I went to my room and I cried all night.”

Alba says that she wants her 19 month old daughter to avoid what she had to go through so she “just hired a professor that specializes in Hispanic studies to teach me and Honor.” She also says that she has started incorporating Spanish words into her daughter’s vocabulary as well.

Honor is Jessica’s only child with her husband Cash Warren. She can be seen next in the movie Valentine’s day due out next month.