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Grace Bastidas
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Oct 13, 2026
Growing Up Bilingual: Grace Bastidas on Books, Culture, and Raising Connected Readers
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5:18speaker_0HOST
What would you tell families who wanna nurture two languages but they're not sure where to begin?
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5:29Grace BastidasGUEST
Ideally, you want to start before age five when their brains are still developing, and they can acquire the language a little bit more easily.
10 MINS LATER
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16:13speaker_0HOST
So I always end with this very challenging question for most guests, challenging and joyful question, which is, what does reading inspire for you?
The Dilemma of Modern Parenting
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3:22Jenna Bush HagerMODERATOR
Grace, let's start with you.
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3:25Grace BastidasGUEST
Thank you all for joining us today, and what an honor to be with these incredible ladies.
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3:31Grace BastidasGUEST
So my childhood, I was raised by a single mother who immigrated from Colombia.
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3:36Grace BastidasGUEST
So at home, we spoke Spanish and ate Colombian food, listened to the music, the traditions.
15 MINS LATER
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19:15Jenna Bush HagerMODERATOR
What have you found?