‘I wish I had that as a child’
‘I wish I had that as a child’
Winnipeg’s new heritage language program hits home for Filipino-Canadian author
This year, Manitoba’s largest school board is planning to offer a Filipino language program to its 30,000 students.
March 13, 2023
By Rhea Lisondra
New Canadian Media
When Darlyne Bautista was growing up in Winnipeg as a budding Filipino-Canadian author, she felt lucky to be a “majority of a minority.” Born and raised in the north-end of Winnipeg, a historically large settlement for immigrants, Bautista strongly felt the presence of community despite being a minority in Canada.
“When I speak to other Winnipeggers who are from different parts of Winnipeg, I’m very grateful to have to [gone] to a school where a lot of children have different coloured skin,” Bautista said. “Some children who grew up in more affluent areas talk about…being the only brown child in a school and I’m very fortunate that I’ve never experienced that.”
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