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Grace Bastidas

Grace Bastidas

Oct 13, 2026

speaker_0HOST
5:18
What would you tell families who wanna nurture two languages but they're not sure where to begin?
5:25
So the number one thing I tell families is be consistent.
5:29
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.
5:38
But even if you're starting later, commit to it.
5:40
In my house, I'm the one that speaks Spanish.
5:43
My husband doesn't know Spanish.
5:45
He understands a lot, but he doesn't speak the language.

10 MINS LATER

speaker_0HOST
16:13
So I always end with this very challenging question for most guests, challenging and joyful question, which is, what does reading inspire for you?
Jenna Bush HagerMODERATOR
3:22
Grace, let's start with you.
3:23
All right, well, lovely to be here.
3:25
Thank you all for joining us today, and what an honor to be with these incredible ladies.
3:31
So my childhood, I was raised by a single mother who immigrated from Colombia.
3:36
So at home, we spoke Spanish and ate Colombian food, listened to the music, the traditions.
3:43
And at school, I was first generation, speaking English to my classmates.
3:50
Slightly embarrassed by my lunch.

15 MINS LATER

Jenna Bush HagerMODERATOR
19:15
What have you found?

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