Inspirational-The story of Haydee de Pedro Alonzo

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  Iam sure there are many out there. But this is one that I stumbled upon -Haydee de Pedro Alonzo-Inspiration 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year award Recepient:

Female immigrants are often the unsung heroines, facing a unique set of challenges in their tale of integration.It´s an all too familiar story -- a woman marries, has a couple of kids and is then left to raise them alone. Difficult under any circumstances, for sure.

Haydee de Pedro Alonzo lived a comfortable life in the Philippines as a restaurateur and small-business owner, she came to Vancouver on a business trip and found love in the late 1970s. When she was pregnant with her second child, her Canadian-born husband left her.determined to build a successful life with her kids......

"Coming to a new country was like pretending you´re going to a war," she says. "When I came to Canada, I was armed and ready."She started slow, juggling taking care of her kids and then working in a restaurant..
According to the research forum Metropolis Canada, women immigrants, like de Pedro Alonzo, are more likely to be in these "survival jobs" in fields such as textiles, clothing and personal services.Women immigrants also have more obstacles in accessing many of the immigrant settlement services available, including ESL, to help them integrate successfully.In Pedro Alonzo´s story, as her children grew older, she found more of her dreams starting to come true. "I wanted a 9 to 5 job. My priority was my kids; I had to stay with my children at night," she says. She began work as an administrative assistant and also sold her homemade sausages on the side for some extra income.

Of course, she faced challenges. After nine years in her assistant position, she was laid off, then upgraded her skills, got another job and was laid off again.

"I had to take charge. I said, ´No one will hire me in an office when I´m over 50. It´s so competitive out there,´" she explains. "I knew that what I learned from my schooling I could apply in my own business."

With the help of a Human Resources and Skills Development Canada-funded self-employment program, she started her own smoked meats manufacturing business, Tocino Foods (www.tocinofoods.com), selling her products to T&T Supermarkets, IGA and more, reaching beyond a Filipino customer base to a diversity of consumers who enjoy her pineapple-infused meats.The entrepreneurial mom is now nominated for an Inspiration 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year award (for self-employment program graduates), which will be presented at a October 27 ceremony in Vancouver.

It seems de Pedro Alonzo´s story is only just beginning.

http://www.thecanadianimmigrant.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=284

[12-11-2005,18:29]
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Wow! I was inspired... I am proud of her (in reply to: Inspirational-The story of Haydee de Pedro Alonzo)
Sacrifices start at the first step.. It just like a Rose with thorns that always keep us warn from any circumstances.. Ms. Haydee De pedro Alonzo, I am proud of you.! keep it up!
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