'Empowering through free training': How a Filipina chef and their café are shaping the success of international students on the Gold Coast - 'Libreng training': Paano tinutulungan ng isang Pilipina chef at ng kanilang cafe ang mga international student sa Gold Coast

Despite facing harsh discrimination in her early years in Queensland Australia, Esther Hoy rose to become a successful chef and café manager. Passionately, she now mentors international students beginning their journey on the Gold Coast, sharing the skills and lessons she has learned. According to data from Trade and Investment Queensland, in 2021, more than 25,300 students on student visas were enrolled on the Gold Coast. Trade and Investment Queensland data show that in 2021, over 25,300 student visa holders were enrolled on the Gold Coast. Esther Hoy, a former domestic helper in Hong Kong, returned to school to study culinary arts and management, becoming a qualified chef and managing a second branch of their Euphoria Espresso Café on the 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.