While waiting for his residency he is unable to work or to drive, but he is looking forward to doing Counseling Psychology after improving his English in 3 ESL classes this semester. When Filip (Serbia) first came to the US he worked at McDonald’s (thinking that everyone in the US loved the iconic McDonald’s!), then as a mover in LA, where he moved a young Filipina-American student who 4 years later became his wife, in February of this year. She babysits in Hayward for 12-15 hours a week and is intent upon providing for her daughter, who she says “is more important than I am.” (Funda uses her daughter’s name and birth date as her email address!) If you would like to become a donor, please go to, click “other” under “Program,” and write in “BAS-ESL Scholarship.” Thank you! Fall 2019 Scholar Bios/Testimonies:įunda (Turkey) lives with her father (70) and brother (in his late 50’s) and her 3 ½ year old daughter. Let’s keep actively rooting for them to continue their education and make a place for themselves in this country! They are also receiving the moral support of many warm and generous donors who – in the face of the anti-immigrant sentiment that is so prevalent in certain circles now – have contributed to this scholarship fund. Students have received between $150 and $300 dollars each. Since then an additional 18 scholarships have been awarded – 3 for spring, 1 for summer, and 14 for fall semester, for a total of 26 scholarships this first year. In February of this year 8 scholarships were awarded to Berkeley Adult School ESL “graduates” who are now enrolled in Peralta classes.

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