Key Points
- Sa gitna ng pandemya, noong 2021, ipinanganak ng dating youth leader na si Alpha Capaque ang kanilang kambal.
- Ayon sa ulat ng Australian Institute of Health and Welfare na ‘Australia’s Mothers and Babies,’ mahigit 315,700 sanggol ang ipinanganak sa Australia noong 2021, o 6.7% na mas marami kaysa noong 2020.
- Hangad ng first-time nanay na si Alpha na maituro sa kanilang kambal ang parehong kulturang Pilipino at Sri Lankan, lalo na ang pagpapahalaga sa pamilya at pati na rin ang wika.
Sa kabila ng hamon ng pagiging magulang ng kambal, naniniwala siya na ang pagpapalalim ng ugnayan ng kanyang mga anak sa kanilang mga pinagmulan ay mahalaga sa kanilang paglaki at pagkakakilanlan.
"I suppose culturally, we are fortunate that Sri Lankan and Filipino cultures share many similarities in terms of family values; we're both tight-knit, and our religions are closely related."
Now that she is a mother, the former Multicultural Youth Northern Territory leader has gained a deeper appreciation for how her parents, particularly her mother, raised them with strong Filipino values. Credit: Supplied by Alpha Capaque
"Depende kung gaano kahirap ang magturo.
I am hoping that they'll be multilingual or at least understand a few phrases here and there."
Pero may iba pa aniyang paraan para maituro ang kanilang kultura sa mga bata.
"It's not just the language that we can keep connected with our cultures.
We are also exposing them to other things, like the food. They eat all kinds of food. They eat Sri Lankan, Filipino and Aussie food."
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