Filipina-Australian Juanita Stowers and Samoan-Australian Hilary Stowers are blending their distinct Pacific and Southeast Asian heritages to raise their four-year-old child and inspire diverse young dancers through their co-owned hip-hop studio, Bloodline.
Key Points
- While navigating an interracial marriage between Filipina-Australian and Samoan-Australian backgrounds, Juanita and Hilary found strong common ground in shared values like close family ties, hospitality, respect, and a love for food and gathering.
- Raising a multi-heritage child (Filipino, Samoan, and Australian), the couple actively integrates language, traditions, and family presence from both sides to ensure their four-year-old grows up grounded and proud of all parts of his heritage.
- The couple's blended household serves as the foundation for their studio, Bloodline, where they foster an inclusive "second family" that reflects the diverse, multicultural tapestry of their local community and welcomes students of all cultural backgrounds.
Filipino culture and Samoan culture... very similar. Big in family, big in food... love, you know? It makes it easier for us to connect as a couple because we already sort of think the same.Hilary & Juanita Stowers
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