'Pagbibigay-lakas sa iba gamit ang libreng pagsasanay': Paano hinuhubog ng isang Pilipinang chef at ng kanilang café ang tagumpay ng mga international student 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

Sa kabila ng matinding diskriminasyon na kanyang naranasan noong mga unang taon niya sa Queensland Australia, si Esther Hoy ay naging isang matagumpay na chef at café manager. Buong puso niyang tinuturuan ngayon ang mga internasyonal na estudyante na nagsisimula sa kanilang buhay sa Gold Coast, ibinabahagi ang mga kasanayan at aral na kanyang natutunan.

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Key Points

• Bilang isang bihasang barista, ang tubong Ilocos Sur ay naglunsad ng mga libreng workshop para sa mga barista para sa mga internasyonal na estudyante sa Gold Coast noong 2015.
• Kasama ang kanyang asawang si Richard, layunin ni Esther Hoy na suportahan ang mas maraming estudyante, lalo na ang mga Pilipino, sa pamamagitan ng kanilang Euphoria Espresso Café sa Gold Coast.
• 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.

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

Ang dating domestic helper sa Hong Kong na si Esther Hoy ay muling nag-aral ng culinary arts at management, kalaunan ay naging isang ganap na kwalipikadong chef at namamahala ng kanilang pangalawang café sa Gold Coast.

"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)

We don’t earn much from it, but it’s rewarding to see that some of the students I have mentored are now residents here and they are mentoring younger students too.

Chef and cafe owner Esther Hoy

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