4th Anniversary of Morakot Disaster Series- (1) In the face of adversity, Miss Yang fights for her survival

Well before 5 a.m. in the early hours of the morning, lights burn brightly inside a roadside eatery situated on the Wuhuliao segment of Chiayi Alishan Highway. This small breakfast café is the brainchild of Morakot survivors Yang Mei-qi (楊媄淇) and her mother-in-law An Zhi-xiu (安芝秀). Originally, Yang Mei-qi worked weekends at a stall in Ri An Community Bazaar selling her own hand-woven handicrafts and traditional tribal snacks.

However, as visitor numbers to the bazaar were few and far between, Yang Mei-qi was forced to try her hand at something else in order to eke out a living; it was during this period of time that the ‘Little Pig Mountain Breakfast Café (山之小豬早餐店)’ was born.

The café opens well before dawn, when a steady stream of truck drivers, tea pickers and highway engineering workers begin arriving. This keeps the team of three staff rushed off their feet till well after noon, when they finally take a rest.

At around 4 p.m., the team gets busy again, kneading dough for steamed buns in what can only be described as a relentless schedule. With the hope of making a better future, taking things step by step and relying on self-study to slowly learn the business ropes, four months after the café’s opening, this young woman from the Seediq Tribe (賽德克) displays the characteristic resilience of indigenous people around the globe.

4th Anniversary of Morakot Disaster Series- (1) In the face of adversity, Miss Yang fights for her survival

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88風災四週年系列(1)挺過莫拉克 楊媄淇在逆境中求生 影音

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清晨五點不到，嘉義阿里山公路五虎寮段路旁的鐵皮屋已經燈火通明，這是88災民楊媄淇和婆婆安芝秀挺過莫拉克，為了謀生所開設的早餐店，楊媄淇原本假日在日安社區的市集，擺攤販賣自己編織的手工藝品和原民小吃營生，但因為人潮不如預期，不得不另謀生機，「山之小豬早餐店」便是在這樣的時空背景開店的。這家早餐店開在阿里山公路五虎寮段，從清晨天還沒亮就有大卡車司機、採茶工人、公路工程人員光顧，三個人要忙到中午過後才能休息，下午四點又得忙著揉麵做饅頭，非常辛苦。開店到現在四個月，這位挺過風災的賽德克族原住民媳婦，展露出原住民特有的韌性，他一步一腳印，靠著自學摸索出一套生意經，希望未來會更好。