'Libreng training': Paano tinutulungan ng isang Pilipina chef at ng kanilang cafe ang mga international student sa Gold Coast

Matinding diskriminasyon ang naranasan ni Esther Hoy sa kanyang unang taon sa Queensland, Australia. Sa kabila nito, pinatunayan niya ang kanyang kakayahan bilang chef at matagumpay na naging katuwang sa kanilang café. Buong puso rin niyang ibinahagi ang kanyang natutunan sa mga nangangailangan, lalo na sa mga international students na nagsisimula pa lamang sa kanilang buhay sa Gold Coast.

Having faced discrimination and the challenges of being new in Australia, Esther Hoy, now a chef and co-owner of a café on the Gold Coast, is determined to help more international students find their footing in the community. Credit: Euphoria Espresso and SBS Filipino

Key Points

• Katuwang ang asawang si Richard, hangad ni Esther Hoy na makatulong sa mas marami pang estudyante lalo na sa mga Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng kanilang Euphoria Espresso Cafe sa Gold Coast.
• Isa ring barista, sinimulan ng tubong-Ilocos Sur ang libreng barista workshop para sa mga international student sa Gold Coast hanggang sa magpandemya.
• Ayon sa datos ng Trade and Investment Queensland, noong 2021, umabot sa higit 25,300 ang kabuuang bilang ng naka-enrol na estudyante sa Gold Coast na naka-student visa.

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'Libreng training': Paano tinutulungan ng isang Pilipina chef at ng kanilang cafe ang mga international student sa Gold Coast

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Euphoria Espresso cafe owner Esther Hoy has been offering free barista training to international students since 2015. "Me and my husband thought of taking the weekend off, but we opened [the cafe] for them because for some, that’s the only day they can work since they are full-time students". Credit: SBS Filipino/Annalyn Violata

Muling nag-aral ng culinary arts at management ang dating domestic helper sa Hongkong na si Esther Hoy upang maging ganap na chef at pamahalaan ang isa pang branch ng kanilang Euphoria Espresso cafe sa Gold Coast.

Sa kikita, halos hindi kami kumikita ng malaki, pero nakaka-reward na some of the students I have mentored ay mga residente na dito and they are mentoring younger students too.

Chef and cafe owner Esther Hoy

"One café would have been enough for us as a couple, but because we also wanted to help, we opened this second café to serve as a hub for the Filipino community here on the Gold Coast," shares the current Ilocano Ti Australia president Esther Hoy. Credit: Gold Coast Filipino Australian Cultural Ensemble (Facebook)

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