S3 E4: Lissedia Batista Gonzalez on Bilingual Books, Identity & Finding Your Voice
What happens when a child leaves a familiar world behind—and enters one where even their name sounds different?
Host Luz Maria Mack welcomes Dominican author and bilingual educator Lissedia Batista Gonzalez for a heartfelt conversation about immigration, cultural identity, and helping children find belonging through books.
Drawing from her move from the Dominican Republic to the United States at age ten and her work as a fifth-grade bilingual teacher, Lissedia shares the inspiration behind Aquí No Es Allá. She reflects on the comforts children leave behind, the challenges of learning a new…
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