'Knowing your roots makes you stronger': Pagyakap ng isang Filipino-Indigenous Australian sa kanyang ugat

Thomas Mayo, who has Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkagal, Erubamie Torres Strait Islander heritage, proudly mentioned his Filipino bloodline during the "Mula sa Puso” (From the Heart) Online Forum on the Voice.

Ibinahagi ni Thomas Mayo kung paano naging sandigan ang kanyang Filipino at First Nations na pinagmulan sa paghubog ng kanyang pagkakakilanlan, katatagan, at adbokasiya laban sa racism.

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Key Points

• Ibinahagi ni Thomas Mayo kung paano niya unti-unting natuklasan at niyakap ang kanyang Filipino at Torres Strait Islander na pinagmulan.
• Bilang isang Indigenous Australian at may dugong Pilipino, nakaranas si Mayo ng rasismo, lalo na sa panahon ng Voice Referendum campaign.
• Ipinagmamalaki ni Mayo ang kanyang dugong Pilipino, na aniya'y namana niya ang husay sa pagluluto at pagmamahal sa mga pagkaing tulad ng adobo at dinuguan.

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