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UCLA Professor's Book Digs For Benefits Of Being Bilingual

Is there an advantage, economic or otherwise, to speaking more than one language?

It’s a question a new book tries to answer. Patricia Gandara is one of the editors of “The Bilingual Advantage.” She’s also a research professor at UCLA and co-director of the Civil Rights Project there.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.