香槟市菲律宾杂货店年底结业，23年老店告别伊利诺伊大学城
伊利诺伊大学香槟分校所在的香槟市一家经营23年的菲律宾家庭杂货店将于今年12月结业，消息在10月25日刊出的校园周报中得到确认。
马利加亚东方市场是一家菲律宾杂货店，多年来为当地菲律宾裔家庭与留学生提供家乡食材，是大学城亚裔社区生活的重要一站。现任店主埃里克·马利加亚在2021年把店铺搬到伊格莱西亚·埃尔·沙代教堂旁边，双方约定租期五年，若店主按时递交续租意向书可再延长三年，但店主未能及时递交这封信，店铺因此失去续租资格。店主表示，由于成本方面的考虑，是否在新地点重开尚不确定。
消息传出后，菲律宾学生协会表示愿意通过筹款等方式提供帮助，该协会主席伊桑·洛佩兹说，协会已经准备好以切实可行的方式协助。杂货店的去留牵动着不少亚裔家庭的心：一家开了23年的小店不只是一个买菜的地方，也是新移民安顿下来、找到同乡味道的落脚点。它的结业提醒人们，大学城里亚裔小商业的生存同样需要社区的持续支持。
来源：GSM·美国
Champaign Filipino Grocery to Close at Year's End After 23 Years in Illinois College Town
A Filipino family grocery store that has operated for 23 years in Champaign, home of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will close this December, according to a campus weekly published on October 25.
Maligaya Oriental Market is a Filipino grocery that has supplied hometown ingredients to local Filipino families and international students for years, serving as an important stop in the college town's Asian community life. Current owner Eric Maligaya moved the store in 2021 to a site next to the Iglesia El Shaddai church under a five-year lease that could be extended by three years if he submitted a renewal letter on time; he did not file the letter in time, and the store lost its renewal eligibility. The owner said that because of cost considerations, whether to reopen at a new location remains undecided.
After the news broke, the Philippine Student Association offered to help, including through fundraising; its president, Ethan Lopez, said the association is ready to assist in practical ways. The store's fate touches many Asian families: a small shop open for 23 years is not just a place to buy groceries, but a foothold where new immigrants settle in and find a taste of home. Its closure is a reminder that Asian small businesses in college towns also need the community's continued support.
Source: GSM·USA
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图片来源：香槟市大学城区 Scott Park 一带。图片来源：BonkerStonker29 / Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0。Campustown in Champaign, Illinois, near Scott Park. Photo: BonkerStonker29 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
