Fighting for Hmong women's rights

Hmong Thai Women Association president Yee Thao elaborates why some of the Hmong traditional practices should be changed in order to end discriminating Hmong daughters coming back home if their marriages are not working out and so their rights are safeguarded.

Hmong Thai Women Association president Yi Lee received honor award for fighting for Hmong women's rights from Dr. Prayath Nanthasin president of Hmong Bangkok Source: Courtesy of Ms Yi Thao

Read and watch more about Hmong women's struggle between modernity and traditions that marginalized them as follow:

1. Traditions that marginalised Hmong women in modern time: http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Thailand%E2%80%99s-Hmong-women-struggle-for-their-rights-caught-between-tradition-and-modernity-34236.html
2. A short clip from Hmong women who attend 2015 Hmong international women conference in Thailand saying, if I have a choice, I would prefer not to be born Hmong women again, Hmong women speaking in Thai by Saranya Chalermchai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osMB-3adGzU
3. 2015 Hmong International Women Conference to fight for Hmong women's rights and end domestic violence against Hmong women in Thailand (Language: Hmong -Thai): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3_d_kbJxI-k
4. Hmong politicians, activists, elders and Hmong men stand against domestic violence against Hmong women by Hmonglife: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqOgnLB5dVo 
5. Welcoming Hmong daughters home-HmongThai TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnNPbcItGD0&fbclid=IwAR3CbfqszGxO8hskxr6iie30Jtje7CwoYGcvQ3ZnoIzPJWbM137c8h5cHNg
6. Welcoming Hmong daughters home-Thai PBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-I32NIj06s&fbclid=IwAR21ZX1GSrE2v7P_0YAnasAbKOHr01VXyUCDxYFU5BKyzCg8mcPbRFSms1k
7. Welcoming Hmong daughters home ceremony-HmongThai TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpcKKLBApYQ
8. Welcoming Hmong daughters home part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ6sX1_48kw
9. Welcoming Hmong daughters home part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wesUfH5oyPo
10. Welcoming Hmong daughters home part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl1Nx371F1g
11. Welcoming Hmong daughters home part 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZxKk2SdfJU
12. Welcoming Hmong daughters home part 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EANyWhjq64

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