“It’s given me the ability to speak with other individuals whose first language is Spanish and have a good conversation with them,” said Putnam. One student who listened to Tiscareño-Sato’s message Thursday was eighth grader Jacob Putnam, who has been enrolled in the dual-immersion program since kindergarten at Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy. “We’re the most globalized we have ever been in our species and our economy and the winners are the people who speak lots of languages.” “Keep your language, add a language, add a third language because you’re growing up in the 21st century where people are moving all over the globe all the time,” Tiscareño-Sato told students. She is the author of a bestselling bilingual children’s book titled “Good Night Captain Mama/Buenas Noches Capitán Mamá,” which is the first bilingual children’s book about women who serve in the military. She also earned a Master's degree in International Management from the School of Global Commerce at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington while on active duty with the U.S. “As you know, this year they expanded to have sixth graders on our campus, so this is a night to celebrate the program.”Īs the daughter of Mexican immigrants, Tiscareño-Sato graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and was honored by The White House in 2014 as a Woman Military Veteran Leader Champion of Change. “We are very fortunate to have the dual-immersion program on our campus,” said Lucas. According to principal Scott Lucas, the school currently has about 300 dual-immersion students. Tiscareño-Sato was the guest speaker during the Night of Inspiration, which celebrated the importance of biliteracy and the school’s dual-immersion program.
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