An East Bay woman helps make sure that new immigrants with no other educational opportunity can learn beginner English in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood.
Corinna Bekiers-Sassano is on the move, walking up and down hallways, to make sure the teachers are all ready for class. "We're good," affirmed the volunteers in the room.
Bekiers-Sassano volunteers as assistant director with the 21-year-old Las Casas program that started in 2002 by a Dominican sister of Mission San Jose. For more than a decade, Bekiers-Sassano has gone above and beyond in a variety of areas, ranging from teaching to currently revamping the computer literacy program. She's been providing teacher mentorship and training for its 40 volunteers.
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