Michelle Dee nakaranas ng matinding diskriminasyon, pambu-bully sa US; Melanie Marquez naaksidente
Michelle Dee at Melanie Marquez (Photo from Instagram)
GRABE rin pala ang mga pagsubok na hinarap ng Kapuso actress at beauty queen na si Michelle Dee at ng kanyang pamilya noong kabataan niya.
Bukod sa naranasang diskriminasyon nang manirahan sila sa Amerika ay nabiktima rin siya ng matinding bullying dahil sa pagiging Asian.
Sa panayam ng “Fast Talk With Boy Abunda” kahapon kay Michelle ay hindi niya napigilang maging emosyonal nang mapag-usapan ang kanyang inang aktres at 1979 Miss International na si Melanie Marquez.
Ang tatay ni Michelle ay ang dating action star at film producer na si Derek Lee.
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Una munang kinumusta ni Boy Abunda si Melanie at dito nga naikuwento ni Michelle ang nangyari sa kanyang parents last year.
“My mom, she’s in the States now, she had to take a break because naaksidente po siya. My dad as well, naaksidente, na I had to take on the responsibilities of both families.
“Last year was a very difficult year, actually one of my most difficult years, that’s why I’m here. I am joining the pageant again because I feel like I have so much to share and so much to prove and so much inspiration to share to people that look up to me.
“The crown is really more just than a title. It’s really a platform for change, for positive change,” paglalahad ng Kapuso actress na mapapanood muli sa upcoming primetime series ng GMA na “Mga Lihim Ni Urduja.”
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Kasunod nito, emosyonal ngang ibinahagi ng dalaga ang mga mala-eksena sa teleseryeng karanasan niya nang manirahan sa Utah kasama ang kapatid na si Maxine.
“Hindi pa uso ang social media then so I don’t know if alam ng mga tao na my mom and my dad had a rough marriage. Kaya kami lumipat sa States is to get away from that trauma.
“That’s why I grew up in the States coz my mom wanted to protect us from the noise. But, of course, since it’s marriage, laging nag-aaway yung mom ko, my stepdad,” lahad ng aktres.
“And I actually grow up with parent figures or people around me that would criticize every move that I make.
“People don’t know that me and my sister, we were the only two Asians in Utah, so we were subject to a lot of racism. And to top that off, I grew up with two autistic siblings, so parang medyo Addams Family yung atake.
“But I’m so grateful for my mom. I’m so grateful for my dad, my grandmother, especially my mom because she taught me how to be strong, to believe in the goodness and your worth and to show that to people,” tuluy-tuloy na kuwento ni Michelle.
Pag-amin pa niya, matinding pambu-bully din ang na-experience niya sa Amerika, “I was bullied. Siyempre, hindi kasi hindi pa ako ganoon katangkad before.
“I wouldn’t say as far as like beaten up, but siyempre, we live in a very small paper town in Utah so they really didn’t understand Asian culture.
“They didn’t understand bakit why do I have values? Why do I say prayers? Why do I have these routines of…I love eating with my hands growing up,” aniya pa.
Marami pa raw siyang nais patunayan sa buong mundo kaya nagdesisyon siyang sumali uli sa Miss Universe Philippines 2023. Last year, siya ang kinoronahang Miss Universe Philippines Tourism.
Sinagot din ni Michelle ang tanong ni Tito Boy kung bakit siya ang karapat-dapat itanghal na Miss Universe Philippines 2023, “I deserve the crown because I’ve worked my whole life to build a platform. To really inspire people to become their best self.
“I am so grateful for everything na napagdaaan ko pero hindi pa ako tapos. Hindi pa talaga because I’m a go-getter. I have dreams, I have aspirations.
“Kahit marami na po akong na-accomplish, entrepreneurship, show business and pageantry, feeling ko kulang pa rin.
“I still owe it to my future self, to my future kids to really do something about it and really make my mark in history,” tugon ni Michelle.
Tungkol naman sa ginagawa niyang paghahanda sa muling pagrampa sa Miss Universe Philippines 2023, “Ako kasi, I am my worst critic. I appreciate constructive criticisms through and through and I take it hard.
“Pero last year kasi, I really fell na I fell short sa relatability ko. Hindi ko na-share ang stories ng struggles ko and kung bakit ako matapang or kung bakit ako strong like my mom.
“So there is a side of me that I really need people to see. That I am not as privileged as people think that I am. That I do had a hard childhood also.
“Ayun po, that’s what I’m gonna work on is really to make sure that people hear that,” sabi pa ni Michelle Dee na gaganap na isa sa mga kontrabida sa “Mga Lihim ni Urduja” ng GMA na magsisimula na sa darating na Lunes.
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