Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle
Kenneth Anaya, 2, gives a kiss to his mother, who is a volunteers at his preschool class in Napa. Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
Esbeidy Berlehem Piña Alcantara’s overriding goal is “safety and tranquility for our children and ourselves.” That’s why her family decided in 2018 to leave the violence-plagued Mexican state of Guanajuato and move to Napa, where Alcantara has extended family.
It wasn’t easy — she and her husband left behind their family business in order to escape the turmoil, Alcantara said. In a rush to leave, they knew nothing of Napa before moving. They took their oldest son, then just 7 years old.